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UN official 'deeply alarmed' by Israeli plans for Palestinian transfer

The UN humanitarian coordinator said he was "deeply alarmed" on Friday over recent remarks by Israeli officials regarding "plans to encourage the mass transfer" of Palestinian civilians from Gaza to other nations, and reiterated calls for a ceasefire.

"Unless we act, it will become an indelible mark on our humanity," Martin Griffiths, the UN undersecretary for humanitarian affairs, said in a briefing to the UN Security Council.

"I reiterate my call for this council to take urgent action to bring this war to an end," he added.