The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says over 10,000 people have been killed in the territory since the war began a month ago.

This comes as Israel’s military carried out one of its heaviest bombardments of Gaza overnight.

Israel began bombing Gaza after Hamas killed more than 1,400 people in Israel and kidnapped more than 200 others

Today, all major UN agencies said “enough is enough” in a rare joint statement, as they repeated calls for a humanitarian ceasefire.

Among those uniting behind the message is UN relief chief Martin Griffiths, who renewed earlier pleas for the immediate and unconditional release of the more than 240 hostages captured by Hamas since October 7th 2023.

He adds that the horrific killings of civilians in Gaza is an outrage, as is cutting off 2.2 million Palestinians from food, water, medicine, electricity and fuel. 

The statement says, “An entire population is besieged and under attack, denied access to the essentials for survival, bombed in their homes, shelters, hospitals and places of worship. This is unacceptable. More than 100 attacks against health care have been reported. Scores of aid workers have been killed since October 7 including 88 UNRWA colleagues – the highest number of United Nations fatalities ever recorded in a single conflict. We renew our plea for the parties to respect all their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law… We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. It’s been 30 days. Enough is enough. This must stop now.”

The 18 signatories listed are:

• Martin Griffiths, Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
• Sofia Sprechmann Sineiro, Secretary General, CARE International
• Jane Backhurst, Chair of ICVA Board (Christian Aid)
• Jamie Munn, Executive Director, International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)
• Anne Goddard, Chief Executive Officer and President a.i., InterAction
• Amy E. Pope, Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Corps
• Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
• Janti Soeripto, President and Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children
• Paula Gaviria Betancur, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (SR on HR of IDPs)
• Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat)
• Catherine Russell, Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
• Sima Bahous, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Women
• Cindy McCain, Executive Director, World Food Programme (WFP)
• Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO)