WHO calls for humanitarian corridor into Gaza Strip

Published October 10, 2023 5:10pm

Palestinians who fled their homes amid Israeli strikes shelter in a United Nations-run school in Gaza City October 8, 2023. REUTERS/ Mohammed Salem

GENEVA — The World Health Organization called on Tuesday for a humanitarian corridor to be established into and out of the Gaza Strip, which has been placed under total siege by Israel.

"WHO is calling for an end to the violence... A humanitarian corridor is needed to reach people with critical medical supplies," WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told a press briefing in Geneva. — Agence France-Presse

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