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UN chief urges Israel to reverse ban on 37 aid groups in Gaza
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A truck loaded with humanitarian aid travels along Salah al-Din Road in the central Gaza Strip, near Deir al-Balah, on November 9, 2025. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls for Israel to end a ban on 37 humanitarian agencies that provided aid in Gaza, saying he was “deeply concerned” at the development.
Guterres “calls for this measure to be reversed, stressing that international non-governmental organizations are indispensable to life-saving humanitarian work and that the suspension risks undermining the fragile progress made during the ceasefire,” his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric says in a statement.
“This announcement comes on top of earlier restrictions that have already delayed critical food, medical, hygiene and shelter supplies from entering Gaza. This recent action will further exacerbate the humanitarian crisis facing Palestinians,” Dujarric adds.
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