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Added on the 07/12/2023 17:09:41 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Empty trucks pass through the newly reopened Erez border crossing as they return from northern Gaza's Beit Hanun after dropping off aid. IMAGES
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that "scattered measures" for Gaza aid are not enough after Israel told the UN it will allow a "meaningful increase" in aid. "It's not enough to have scattered measures -- we need a paradigm shift," Guterres tells reporters at the UN's New York headquarters. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for "silencing the guns" in Gaza "to honor the spirit of Ramadan", which started on the weekend. SOUNDBITE
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls his organization's Palestinian refugee agency the "backbone" of Gaza aid after several countries suspended funding over Israeli claims 12 UNRWA staffers participated in the October 7 attacks. SOUNDBITE
Israelis gather at the Kerem Shalom crossing to protest and block the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).