UN Chief says war is causing a catastrophe in Gaza

The fighting intensifies in southern Gaza as hundreds of thousands are in desperate need of humanitarian aid. Israel has announced a slight increase in supplies of fuel. But the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has appealed to the Security Council to help avert a humanitarian catastrophe. The head of a major aid organisation says things are likely to get much worse - fast.

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