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Fifty-three nations and organisations called on Israel on Thursday to allow urgent aid and unimpeded humanitarian access into Gaza. Sarah MacIntosh, the British ambassador to the UN, spoke on behalf of the co-signatories of the Gaza Call to Action on Humanitarian Access and Health. The group also called on Israel's incoming government to facilitate humanitarian access into the besieged enclave. The statement is the latest appeal from states and aid bodies over restrictions on aid.