Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has called on the UN Security Council to “live up to its responsibilities” and enforce a lasting ceasefire in Gaza.

He said the aid that is currently trickling into the enclave is “by far less than is needed”.

“The danger is that if this … truce expires, that we will return to the killing at the scale that we have seen, which is unbearable,” he told reporters at UN headquarters.

“We are here to make a clear statement – that a truce is not enough. What is needed is a ceasefire,” he said.