UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday alleged violations of international law in Gaza and urged an immediate ceasefire as Israel pounds the Palestinian territory in response to Hamas attacks, with the crisis deeply dividing the Security Council.
Israel voiced anger over the UN chief's plea before a high-level session of the Security Council, where the Palestinian foreign minister in turn denounced what he described as inaction in the conflict that has killed thousands on both sides, mostly civilians.
Guterres said that the Palestinians had been"subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation," telling the Security Council:"It is important to also recognize the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum." Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, called on Guterres to resign, writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the UN chief has"expressed an understanding for terrorism and murder."Hamas militants stormed into Israel on October 7 and attacked largely civilian targets including families and a music festival, killing at least 1,400 people and taking more than 220 hostages, according to Israeli officials.
"But it is a drop of aid in an ocean of need," Guterres said, warning that UN fuel supplies will run out within days. The United States last week vetoed a draft resolution on the crisis, saying it did not sufficiently support Israel's right to self-defense.
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