UN's Guterres Condemns Oct. 7, Israel's Actions in Gaza, Calls for Two-State Solution
He cited civilian deaths, displacement and medical shortages while urging humanitarian access, compliance with court orders and renewed efforts toward a two-state solution.
- On Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the 81st General Assembly in New York, condemning Hamas's October 7 attack while denouncing Israel's Gaza offensive as "unlike anything ever seen before."
- Guterres warned that displacement and settlement expansion by Israel in the occupied West Bank are "trampling the path to peace," raising fears of what he described as "ethnic cleansing."
- He referenced the International Court of Justice, noting its "legally binding provisional measures" in the case titled, "Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip."
- Guterres emphasized that all parties must comply with international law and court orders, asserting, "We cannot allow the two-state solution to disappear before our eyes."
- Following these remarks, the General Assembly scheduled addresses from world leaders including President Donald Trump, Brazilian President Lula Da Silva, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address the Middle East crisis.
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The UN Secretary General told the General Assembly that, almost three years after the Hamas attack on October 7, Gaza has experienced an unprecedented scale of assassinations and destruction. He also pointed out that violence in the West Bank, displacement and settlement growth threaten a two-state solution.
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António Guterres said there’s an “onslaught” on Gazans “with a scale of killing and destruction unlike anything I have witnessed in all my years as secretary-general.”
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Guterres warns of ‘ethnic cleansing’ risk in West Bank, says Gaza devastation unprece
UN secretary-general tells General Assembly that nearly three years after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Gaza has seen a scale of killing and destruction unmatched during his tenure; he says West Bank violence, displacement and settlement growth threaten a two-state solution
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