The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, expressed this Saturday his concern for civilians in the escalation of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian territories and called for “all diplomatic efforts to avoid a major conflict.”
António Guterres, in a statement released by his spokesman and quoted by the EFE agency, condemned “in the strongest terms the attack by Hamas against Israeli villages near the Gaza Strip and in central Israel, including the launching of thousands of rockets” against the Israeli population. centers”.
The head of the United Nations (UN) called for “maximum restraint”, although without specifically targeting any of the parties, and called for “all diplomatic efforts to avoid new conflicts.”
“Violence cannot be a solution to the conflict and peace can only be achieved through negotiations that lead to a two-state solution,” he stressed.
The UN Secretary General highlighted the impact of the attack on the civilian population, referring to the “numerous” Israelis killed, injured, attacked and kidnapped in their homes, and expressed his condolences to the victims and their families. He also asked for the release of those kidnapped.
Medical sources cited by the EFE agency report that more than 100 people died in Israel in the attack launched by Hamas from Gaza, which also left more than 900 injured.
Meanwhile, at least 198 people were killed and more than 1,600 injured in Israeli bombings in the Palestinian enclave, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
The Islamic group Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israeli territory, called operation “Al-Aqsa Storm”, with the launch of thousands of rockets and the incursion of armed militiamen by land, sea and air.
In response to the surprise attack, Israel bombed several Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip from the air, in an operation it called “Iron Swords.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel is “at war” with Hamas, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007.
Source: TSF
