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United Nations, Nov 8.- The Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, warned about the unimaginable cost for civilians of the conflict in Gaza one month after the outbreak of hostilities.
A statement released by his spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, reiterated the high representative's call for a humanitarian ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages held by Hamas.
The Secretary General remains extremely distressed by the massacre of civilians in Gaza and the humanitarian catastrophe that continues to unfold, the spokesperson said in statements to the press.
When the first month of the offensive initiated by the Palestinian resistance is completed, the UN estimates the deaths within the Strip at more than 11,000, mainly women and children.
Meanwhile, 1,400 people lost their lives during the attack on Israeli territory and another 240 remain detained.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday described the context of death and suffering as difficult to understand.
Every day you think it's the worst and then the next day is even worse, said agency spokesman Christian Lindmeier, quoting one of his colleagues in Gaza.
An average of 160 children die every day in the Strip while access to aid is insufficient, he lamented.
The UN confirmed continued diplomatic efforts regarding the visit of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, to the region.
The manager arrived in Egypt as the first stop on a five-day agenda that includes meetings with government officials, civil society, victims and UN workers.
Human rights violations are at the root of this escalation, Türk emphasized when demanding respect for fundamental guarantees in the search for a way out of this vortex of pain.
The high commissioner will visit the Rafah crossing, the only point enabled for the entry of aid to the enclave, before traveling to Amman, the capital of Jordan.
The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) assured that more than two-thirds of the inhabitants of Gaza have been displaced in a month.
This amounts to constant fear and inhumane living conditions for almost 1.5 million people, the entity stressed.
Telecommunications are regularly disrupted, separating people from their loved ones and the rest of the world, he added.
Meanwhile, more than 717,000 individuals take refuge in 149 UNRWA facilities throughout the Gaza Strip, including the north, which has been isolated from the rest of the territory by Israeli military operations. (PL) (Photo taken from the Internet)
