UN’s chief Guterres condemns Israel for ‘heartbreaking’ killings in G-a-za-
Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on his priorities for 2020 and the work of the organization.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday condemned Israel for the “heartbreaking” deaths of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and called it unacceptable to resist statehood for the Palestinian people.
“Israel’s military operations have spread mass destruction and killed civilians on a scale unprecedented during my time as secretary-general,” Guterres stated at the opening of a summit of the G77+China in the Ugandan capital Kampala.
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“This is heartbreaking and utterly unacceptable. The Middle East is a tinder box, we must do all we can to prevent conflict from igniting across the region.”