Guterres gets first-hand appearance at hundreds of relief trucks stuck on Egyptian side of border United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gosto the Rafah border crossing inbetween Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Saturday. (Photo: Reuters) RAFAH CROSSING, Egypt – A long line of obstructed relief trucks on Egypt’s side of the border with the Gaza Strip where individuals face hunger is a “moral outrage”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated throughout a see to the Rafah crossing on Saturday. It was time for Israel to provide an “ironclad dedication” for unconfined gainaccessto to humanitarian items throughout Gaza, stated Guterres, who likewise called for an instant humanitarian ceasefire and the release of Israeli captives held in Gaza. The United Nations would continue to work with Egypt to “streamline” the circulation of help into Gaza, he informed pressreporters in front of the gate of the Rafah crossing, an entry point for help. “Here from this crossing, we see the heartbreak and heartlessness of it all. A long line of obstructed relief trucks on one side of the gates, the long shadow of hunger on the other,” he stated. “That is more than awful. It is a ethical outrage.” The goto by Guterres comes as Israel dealswith worldwide pressure to enable more humanitarian help into Gaza, which hasactually been ravaged by more than 5 months of war inbetween Israel and Hamas. Israel is threatening to launch a significant military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, simply over the border from Egypt, regardlessof global appeals versus such an attac
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