{"id":60345,"date":"2025-08-28T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/gaza-death-and-destruction-without-parallel-in-recent-times-guterres\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:00:00","slug":"gaza-death-and-destruction-without-parallel-in-recent-times-guterres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=60345","title":{"rendered":"Gaza death and destruction \u2018without parallel in recent times\u2019: Guterres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cIsrael\u2019s initial steps to militarily take over\u00a0Gaza City signals a new and dangerous phase,\u201d he told journalists in New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExpanded military operations in Gaza City will have devastating consequences. Hundreds of thousands of civilians \u2013 already exhausted and traumatized \u2013 would be forced to flee yet again, plunging families into even deeper peril. This must stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2018Endless catalogue of horrors\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Guterres was speaking ahead of a Security Council meeting on the situation in Haiti but stopped to brief reporters on the \u201cunfolding tragedy that is Gaza\u201d, where \u201cyet more unconscionable Israeli strikes\u201d have occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Incidents include the two airstrikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis earlier this week which killed civilians, including medical personnel and journalists, \u201call with the world watching\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary-General said \u201cthese attacks are part of an endless catalogue of horrors\u201d and called for accountability.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGaza is piled with rubble, piled with bodies, and piled with examples of what may be serious violations of international law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHostages taken by Hamas and other groups must be released and the atrocious treatment they have been forced to endure must stop. Civilians must be protected.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"context-un_news_full_width_credit_caption type-entermedia_image media media--type-entermedia-image media--view-mode-un-news-full-width-credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-thumbnail field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-authors field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items\">\n<p>\u00a9 UNICEF\/Mohammed Nateel<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A displaced family sit outside their tent in Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Unparalleled destruction and famine<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Guterres stressed that \u201cthe levels of death and destruction in Gaza are without parallel in recent times\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said that \u201cfamine is no longer a looming possibility &#8211; it is a present-day catastrophe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People are dying from hunger, yet Gaza\u2019s food, water and healthcare systems have been systematically dismantled.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Israel\u2019s obligations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThese are the facts on the ground. And they are the result of deliberate decisions that defy basic humanity,\u201d he said. \u201cIsrael, as the occupying Power, has clear obligations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said Israel must ensure the provision of food, water, medicine, and other essentials.\u00a0 This is in addition to agreeing to and facilitating far greater humanitarian access to Gaza, and protecting civilians and civilian infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Guterres said the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has given binding provisional measures which must be implemented in full and immediately.<\/p>\n<p>They include the obligation to take all steps to ensure unfettered humanitarian and medical assistance to Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip \u201cwithout delay and in full cooperation with the United Nations.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>UN staff killed, aid efforts blocked<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, the UN and partners are doing all they can, he said.\u00a0 This is often at great personal risk, as tragically 366 UN personnel have been killed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDay after day, our efforts are being blocked, delayed, and denied,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Settlement expansion in the West Bank<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Guterres also addressed the situation in the West Bank, describing it as \u201cprofoundly alarming\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said Israeli military operations, settler violence, demolitions, and discriminatory policies are driving displacement and deepening vulnerability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the relentless expansion of settlements is fracturing communities and cutting off access to vital resources.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli authorities recently approved of a plan for the construction of thousands of settlements in the E1 area. He said this would effectively separate the northern and southern West Bank, representing \u201can existential threat to the two-state solution\u201d between Israelis and Palestinians.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI repeat: the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank including East Jerusalem have been established \u2013 and are being maintained &#8212; in violation of international law,\u201d he stressed.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael must cease such actions and comply with its obligations.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2018No more excuses\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Secretary-General concluded his remarks by emphasizing that there is no military solution to the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI appeal once again for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, unfettered humanitarian access across Gaza, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStarvation of the civilian population must never be used as a method of warfare. Civilians must be protected. Humanitarian access must be unimpeded,\u201d he added, ending with a plea for \u201cNo more excuses.\u00a0 No more obstacles.\u00a0 No more lies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2025\/08\/1165734\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIsrael\u2019s initial steps to militarily take over\u00a0Gaza City signals a new and dangerous phase,\u201d he told&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[816,2553,190,1074,7389,1882],"class_list":["post-60345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east","tag-death","tag-destruction","tag-gaza","tag-guterres","tag-parallel","tag-times"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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