By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that a U.S.-backed aid operation in Gaza is “inherently unsafe,” giving a blunt assessment: “It is killing people.

"It is killing people," UN chief Antonio Guterres told reporters about the controversial Israel and US-backed aid system in Gaza. The new effort bypasses the UN, which says hundreds seeking aid have been killed.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday slammed the US-backed aid initiative in Gaza, describing it as “inherently unsafe” and bluntly stating, “It is killing people.” UN Secretary-General had renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza,