KUWAIT, Sunday, May 12, 2024 (WAFA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged today an immediate ceasefire that would end the Israeli aggression on Gaza and increase humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinian territory.

"I repeat my call, the world’s call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire," said the UN chief in a video address to an international donors’ conference in Kuwait, calling for "an immediate surge in humanitarian aid."

"But a ceasefire will only be the start. It will be a long road back from the devastation and trauma of this war," he affirmed.

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7th last year has resulted in 34,971 documented Palestinian fatalities, in addition to 78,641 injuries and thousands missing.

In addition, thousands are feared dead under the rubble as ambulance and rescue teams continue to face enormous challenges reaching them, with Israeli occupation forces curtailing the movement of—and sometimes attacking—ambulance and civil defense teams.

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