Palestinian PM Shtayyeh calls for 'safe corridors' for aid entry into besieged Gaza Strip

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Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh calls on "all relevant countries to intervene immediately to open safe corridors for the entry of health and food supplies and the evacuation of the wounded," during a cabinet meeting in Ramallah. Israel has denied reports of any temporary truce to allow aid in or foreigners out of the Gaza Strip amid growing fears over the dire humanitarian situation faced by millions of Palestinians trapped in the heavily bombarded enclave.
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00:00 "More than 2,808 martyrs and more than 11,000 wounded.
00:06 These are people, each of whom has a story and a life, and the children of a civilized
00:13 people have a history and a future.
00:16 They are not human animals, as the leader of the occupation claims, but our people will
00:22 not surrender.
00:23 We call on all countries with a relationship to intervene immediately to open safe passages
00:29 to enter the medical and financial resources and evacuate the wounded who are being
00:35 hospitalized and who have more than 11,000 wounded.
00:41 We call on the international community and the US administration to intervene immediately
00:48 to stop the aggression and provide protection to civilians, their homes and prevent their
00:54 displacement.
00:55 The United Nations, at least, is required to protect its employees, as more than 30
01:01 employees of the Guth Agency and the employment of Palestinian refugees were killed."
01:06 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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