28 June 2016•Update: 28 June 2016
By Ola Atallah
GAZA CITY, Palestine
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon arrived in Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
Ban’s visit aims to assess the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory, which has been reeling under a crippling Israeli blockade since 2006.
Speaking at a press conference at an UNRWA-run school, Ban warned that the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip fuels hostilities between the Palestinians and Israel.
The UN chief is expected to visit a UN building, prosthetics hospital and a health project in Gaza. He is also scheduled to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.
Ban’s visit to Gaza is his last before his term as UN Secretary-General will expire in December.
Ban had visited the Gaza Strip in late 2014 in the wake of a deadly Israeli offensive, which killed more than 2,320 Palestinians and injured thousands.
*Anadolu Agency correspondent Mahmoud Barakat contributed to this report from Ankara.
