UN chief says ‘clear violations of international humanitarian law’ in Gaza | Israeli-Palestinian Conflict News

Adeyemi Adeyemi

Global Courant

Antonio Guterres is calling for civilians to be protected in the war between Israel and Hamas, saying the fighting increases the risk of a broader regional conflagration.

UN chief Antonio Guterres has renewed his demand for a ceasefire in Gaza, saying international law was being violated in the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas.

Israel has relentlessly bombed the besieged Gaza Strip since October 7, when Hamas launched a surprise attack on southern Israel, killing at least 1,400 people, according to Israeli authorities.

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Guterres also criticized Israel without naming it, saying that “protecting civilians does not mean ordering more than a million people to evacuate to the south, where there is no shelter, no food, no water, no medicine and there is no fuel, and then to continue bombing. the south itself.”

The secretary general’s comments angered Israel’s UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan, who called the speech “shocking.”

“His statement that ‘Hamas’ attacks did not take place in a vacuum’ showed understanding for terrorism and murder,” Erdan wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “It’s really sad that the head of an organization that emerged after the Holocaust has such horrible views.”

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