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Wednesday, August 30, 2017
UN chief met with protests in Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUN chief Antonio Guterres has been met with demonstrations while he tours the Gaza Strip.
At one protest, around 25 people hold a fake coffin with a sign that said “Welcome to the largest prison in the world.”
Dozens of people also demonstrated as Guterres’s convoy crossed the border with Israel into Gaza, calling for action in support of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. They included prisoners’ relatives.
Guterres said he had been struck by humanitarian conditions in the overcrowded and impoverished enclave, where an electricity crisis has worsened and clean water is lacking.
“I am deeply moved to be in Gaza today, unfortunately to witness one of the most dramatic humanitarian crises that I’ve seen in many years working as a humanitarian in the United Nations,” Guterres said.
— AFP
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