An alliance of 13 major aid groups including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Amnesty International and Oxfam has urged world leaders to push for a ceasefire in Gaza, AFP reports.

The organisations “call on French President Emmanuel Macron and heads of state… to do everything in their power to obtain an immediate ceasefire,” they said in a statement, one day before a humanitarian conference on the Gaza Strip is due to be held in Paris.

Other priorities should include “concrete measures to free civilian hostages and protect all civilian populations, guaranteeing entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza and respecting international humanitarian law,” the groups said.

Palestinian children queue to receive a portion of food at a make-shift charity kitchen in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 8. — AFP
Palestinian children queue to receive a portion of food at a make-shift charity kitchen in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 8. — AFP

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