NEW YORK, Sunday, March 3, 2024 (WAFA) – The UN Security Council (UNSC) has underscored the need to protect civilians in Gaza in the wake of the deadly Israeli attack on Thursday morning—which resulted in over 115 Palestinian civilians killed and many more wounded as they were waiting for aid trucks south of Gaza City.

Members of the UNSC issued a statement last night expressing their deep concern over reports that "more than 100 individuals lost their lives, with several hundred others sustaining injuries, including gunshot wounds…in an incident involving Israeli forces at a large gathering surrounding a humanitarian assistance convoy southwest of Gaza City."

The Council stressed the need to take all necessary measures to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, expressing grave concern that the entire population in Gaza, more than two million people, could face alarming levels of acute food insecurity amid the ongoing Israeli aggression.

Members reiterated their demand for the Israeli occupation "to allow, facilitate, and enable the immediate, rapid, safe, sustained and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance at scale to the Palestinian civilian population throughout the Gaza Strip."

They urged Israel to keep border crossings open for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, to facilitate the opening of additional crossings to meet humanitarian needs at scale, and to support the rapid and safe delivery of relief items to people across the enclave.

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