Israel has only authorized a 'teaspoon' of aid for Gaza, UN chief says

Teona Gherasim

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Friday (May 23) said Israel has only authorised for Gaza what "amounts to a teaspoon of aid when a flood of assistance is required" and again signalled that the UN won't take part in a new US-backed distribution plan. "Without rapid, reliable, safe and sustained aid access, more people will die - and the long-term consequences on the entire population will be profound," Guterres told reporters. Israel says about 300 trucks of aid have