The Secretary-General of the United Nations expressed alarm at the tragic human toll resulting from the conflict in Gaza, where more than 30,000 people have reportedly been killed, more than 70,000 have been injured, and an unknown number remains under the rubble.

In a statement attributed to his spokesman, Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the incident that occurred today in northern Gaza, where more than a hundred people were killed and injured - according to reports - while seeking life-saving aid.

The statement said that desperate civilians in Gaza need urgent assistance, including those in the besieged north, to which the United Nations has not been able to deliver aid for more than a week.

The Secretary-General renewed his call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages. He reiterated the call to take urgent steps to ensure that vital humanitarian aid enters Gaza and throughout the Strip and reaches all those in need.

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, expressed his shock at reports that hundreds of people were killed and injured during the aid transport operation in Gaza today. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini indicated that UNRWA and the United Nations were not involved in this aid distribution process. He said that today is another day of hell in Gaza, wondering: How long will this madness continue?