United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says an Israeli military “assault” on the southern Gaza city of Rafah “could plummet the people of Gaza into an even deeper circle of hell.”
Guterres urges Israel and Hamas to honor the spirit of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan by “silencing the guns” in the Gaza Strip.
He also calls for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and the removal of “all obstacles to ensure the delivery of lifesaving aid at the speed and massive scale required” to Gaza, where the UN has warned that a quarter of the population are on the brink of famine. Aid is only trickling in, he charges.
In Gaza, “the killing, bombing and bloodshed continue,” he says, with civilian killings and destruction in the territory “at a level that is unprecedented” in his more than seven years as secretary-general.
“The eyes of the world are watching. The eyes of history are watching. We cannot look away,” says the UN chief, who has been calling for a humanitarian ceasefire for months. “We must act to avoid more preventable deaths… Desperate civilians need action – immediate action.”
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