Recalling meeting with hostage families, UN chief urges unconditional release of captives, end to war in Gaza

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for the release of all the hostages and an end to the war in Gaza after the IDF recovers the bodies of six captives who were murdered by Hamas.

“I will never forget my meeting last October with the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and other hostage families. Today’s tragic news is a devastating reminder of the need for the unconditional release of all hostages and an end to the nightmare of war in Gaza,” Guterres writes on X.

I will never forget my meeting last October with the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and other hostage families. Today's tragic news is a devastating reminder of the need for the unconditional release of all hostages and an end to the nightmare of war in Gaza.

— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) September 1, 2024