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UN: More aid entry points needed to Gaza to prevent famine

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Humanitarian aid trucks enter the Gaza Strip from Israel through the Kerem Shalom crossing, in Rafah, on Jan 14, 2024. [AP Photo]

The U.N. secretary-general renewed his appeal Monday for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, as the chiefs of his aid agencies called for more entry points for relief supplies to avert famine and the spread of disease.

"Nothing can justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people," Antonio Guterres told reporters at the United Nations. "The humanitarian situation in Gaza is beyond words. Nowhere and no one is safe."

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