Six months into war, UN chief demands 'quantum leap' in Gaza aid

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, center, leaves after speaking to the media at United Nations headquarters in New York on April 5, 2024, ahead of the six-month mark of the Israel-Hamas war.

The United Nations secretary-general warned Friday that children are dying in the Gaza Strip from hunger and dehydration and that a “quantum leap” in the delivery of lifesaving aid is urgently needed.