Gaza's health ministry reports that 89 people, including nine receiving aid, were killed in the enclave between Thursday and Friday, bringing the death toll to 59,676. The U.N. says nearly a million children now face food insecurity amid Israel’s continuing blockade.
00:00U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for action as the death toll from Israel's war in Gaza rises to nearly 60,000.
00:09From the beginning, I have repeatedly condemned the horrific 7 October terror attacks by Hamas.
00:16But nothing can justify the explosion of death and destruction since.
00:23The scale and scope is beyond anything we have seen in recent times.
00:27I cannot explain the level of indifference and the inaction we see by too many in the international community.
00:35Gaza's health ministry reported on Friday that 89 people, including 9 receiving aid, were killed within the previous 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 59,676.
00:48Guterres, in his remarks, also lamented the spread of starvation among Gaza's population as a month-long Israeli blockade of food into the enclave continues.
00:56The U.N. says nearly a million children now face food insecurity.
01:01At least 83 children have died due to conditions linked to the blockade, and nearly 70,000 are showing signs of malnutrition.
