Gaza crossing still closed despite pressure from UN and US leaders
by Julian Borger in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#6FR2F)
Rafah crossing still closed to aid as Hamas releases two hostages while Israeli airstrikes on territory continue
The humanitarian lifeline into Gaza remained closed on Friday despite a personal visit by the UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, and an agreement to open it brokered by Joe Biden, as Israel continued to pummel the enclave with airstrikes.
The failure to lift the total Israeli blockade further endangered Gaza's population of 2.3 million people, with the UN forced in many cases to reduce the water ration to one litre a person a day for all uses, compared with the minimum international standard of 15 litres.
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