UN calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza amid urgent efforts to avoid famine

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António Guterres, the UN secretary general, has again called for a humanitarian ceasefireduring a visit to Egypt’s border with Gaza amid urgent efforts to avert famine in the territory after more than five months of devastating war. “Palestinians in Gaza – children, women, men – remain stuck in a non-stop nightmare,” Guterres said. “I carry the voices of the vast majority of the world who have seen enough.” Guterres arrived on Saturday in al Arish in Egypt’s northern Sinai, where much of the international relief for Gaza is delivered and stockpiled. “Here from this crossing, we see the heartbreak and...