{"id":288195,"date":"2025-10-18T15:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/un-humanitarian-chief-urges-israel-to-open-more-crossings-into-gaza-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T15:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:04:55","slug":"un-humanitarian-chief-urges-israel-to-open-more-crossings-into-gaza-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/un-humanitarian-chief-urges-israel-to-open-more-crossings-into-gaza-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UN humanitarian chief urges Israel to open more crossings into Gaza | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9dxNpBQCZ3s\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UN humanitarian chief urges Israel to open more crossings into Gaza | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9dxNpBQCZ3s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UN humanitarian chief has urged Israel to open more crossings into Gaza to allow a surge of aid, after Israel warned it would limit supplies into the territory over delays from Hamas in releasing the bodies of deceased hostages.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Fletcher called on both Israel and Hamas to implement the terms of the ceasefire agreement, saying it was &quot;essential that we do not squander the immense progress made&quot; through the US-brokered deal.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Israel&#8217;s military has confirmed that the latest remains handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza and returned to Israel are those of a dead hostage.<\/p>\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces said the returned hostage is Eliyahu Margalit, 75, who was killed on 7 October and his body taken into Gaza from Nir Oz kibbutz.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UN humanitarian chief has urged Israel to open more crossings into Gaza to allow a surge of aid, after Israel warned it would limit supplies into the territory over delays from Hamas in releasing the bodies of deceased hostages. 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