Ethiopia and Tigray rebels urged to restore truce

 Following the first new combat in several months, the UN and the US have encouraged Ethiopian military and local Tigrayan forces to reinstate a humanitarian ceasefire.

Some worries escalatingit more difficult to assist the millions of people in Tigray who are in immediate need of assistance.

The World Food Program said that a million liters of petroleum intended for use in humanitarian deliveries were stolen by Tigrayan forces from its storage facilities in Mekelle, the region's capital.

The claims have received no response from the Tigrayan forces.

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was shocked by the resurgence in fighting, while the US expressed concern that renewed clashes could jeopardize the progress made over the past five months.

For a country that has paid heavy prices due to the brutal civil war, another round of bloodshed could only be bad news.