UN chief says Gaza transformed into ‘killing field’

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that Gaza had become a “killing field,” blaming Israel for blocking aid and failing in its “unequivocal obligations” to meet the needs of its residents.

“More than an entire month has passed without a drop of aid into Gaza. No food. No fuel. No medicine. No commercial supplies. As aid has dried up, the floodgates of horror have re-opened,” Guterres said in remarks to press.

Separately, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that new negotiations were in the works aimed at getting more hostages released from Hamas captivity in Gaza.

“We’re working now on another deal that we hope will succeed, and we’re committed to getting all the hostages out,” Netanyahu told reporters in the Oval Office.

Trump for his part said: “We are trying very hard to get the hostages out. We’re looking at another ceasefire, we’ll see what happens.”

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Netanyahu added that “the hostages are in agony, and we want to get them all out.”