UAE takes 12 UN Security Council envoys to Rafah to speed up aid to war-hit Gazans - GulfToday

UAE takes 12 UN Security Council envoys to Rafah to speed up aid to war-hit Gazans

  • 11 Dec 2023
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A dozen United Nations Security Council envoys were due to visit the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Monday, just days after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned thousands of people in the besieged Palestinian enclave were "simply starving."

The United Arab Emirates arranged the trip to Rafah, where limited humanitarian aid and fuel deliveries have crossed into Gaza, as the 15-member council negotiates a UAE-drafted resolution that demands the warring parties "allow the use of all land, sea and air routes to and throughout" Gaza for aid. It would also establish a UN-run aid monitoring mechanism in the Gaza Strip.

Reuters

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