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UN describe as 'impossible' conditions for humanitarian work in Gaza

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Displaced Palestinians wait for food at Al-Shaboura camp, in Rafah. [Courtesy, WHO]

The United Nations said Wednesday that those trying to distribute or receive humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip were facing life-threatening challenges.

Speaking to reporters in New York, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the dangers presented by the conflict have prompted the repeated U.N. calls for a humanitarian cease-fire.

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