UN chief 'horrified' by Israeli strike on Gaza ambulances

The secretary-general of the United Nations said he was “horrified" by a strike by Israeli forces on a convoy of ambulances in Gaza on Friday.

Antonio Guterres said in a statement early Saturday that the conflict "must stop".

"I am horrified by the reported attack in Gaza on an ambulance convoy outside al-Shifa hospital. The images of bodies strewn on the street outside the hospital are harrowing," Guterres said.

"For nearly one month, civilians in Gaza, including children and women, have been besieged, denied aid, killed, and bombed out of their homes."

He said: "This must stop."

Guterres added that there is "not nearly enough" food, water and medicine; fuel to power hospitals is running out.

"Morgues are overflowing. Shops are empty. The sanitation situation is abysmal. We are seeing an increase in diseases and respiratory illnesses, especially among children. An entire population is traumatised. Nowhere is safe," he said