UN chief calls for independent probe after Palestinians reported killed near Gaza aid site

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres holds a press conference on the sidelines of the 34th Arab League summit in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2025. (AMEER AL-MOHAMMEDAWI / POOL / AFP)
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres holds a press conference on the sidelines of the 34th Arab League summit in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2025. (AMEER AL-MOHAMMEDAWI / POOL / AFP)

GENEVA, Switzerland — The United Nations Secretary General says he was appalled by reports of Palestinians killed and injured while seeking aid in Gaza yesterday, and calls for an independent investigation.

“It is unacceptable that Palestinians are risking their lives for food,” Antonio Guterres says in a statement.

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