UN chief condemns Israel for ‘heartbreaking’ killings in Gaza
UN Secretary-General António Guterres denounced Israel for the “heartbreaking” deaths of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and called it unacceptable to resist statehood for the Palestinian people.
“Israel’s military operations have spread mass destruction and killed civilians on a scale unprecedented during my time as secretary-general,” Guterres said at the opening of a summit of the G77+China in the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
“This is heartbreaking and utterly unacceptable. The Middle East is a tinder box; we must do all we can to prevent conflict from igniting across the region.”
Israel launched its offensive in Gaza after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.
Israel’s campaign has killed more than 25,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities on Sunday, and displaced most of the enclave’s 2.3 million people from their homes.
Throughout the war, the Israeli military has expressed regret for civilian deaths, but it accuses Hamas of operating in densely populated areas and using civilians as human shields, a charge the group denies.
Guterres added that the refusal to accept the two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians is unacceptable, saying denying Palestinians the right to statehood “would indefinitely prolong a conflict that has become a major threat to global peace and security.”
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