UN Secretary-General’s press encounter at Al-Arish Airport in Egypt

UN Secretary-General’s press encounter at Al-Arish Airport in Egypt

NNA - The following is UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterresrsquo;s press encounter at the Al-Arish Airport in Egypt:nbsp; ldquo;I just came from the gate to Gaza (Rafah Crossing) with a deep emotion and a broken heart. nbsp; On one hand, to see the generosity of drivers of so many more than 100 trucks. nbsp; Some have been there for a few days waiting to be able to cross and they are a lifeline to the people in Gaza. nbsp; The difference between death and life, with water, with food, with medicines, with everything the people of Gaza need. nbsp; And at the same time when we have the trucks stuck at the border, we have the people in Gaza in a dramatic situation. nbsp; Children, mothers, elderly people, all without water, without electricity, without food, without medicine. nbsp; And so, we must stop this dramatic impasse. nbsp; We absolutely need to move the trucks as quickly as possible, and as many as possible, from Egypt into Gaza.nbsp; Now, there was an announcement by the US and by Israel, that humanitarian aid would be allowed into Gaza. nbsp; There are agreements in principle between Egypt and Israel in this regard, but we