The Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres, expressed this Sunday his alarm over the “increasingly desperate” situation in the Gaza Strip, regretting that Israel has “intensified its military operations” in the region. .
“The situation in Gaza becomes more desperate with each passing hour. I regret that instead of a much-needed humanitarian pause, supported by the international community, Israel has intensified its military operations,” Guterres said during a visit to the capital Kathmandu. . from Nepal.
The Islamist group Hamas launched a surprise attack in southern Israel on October 7 with the launch of thousands of rockets and the incursion of armed militiamen, killing more than 1,400 Israelis, mainly civilians, and kidnapping more than 200.
In response, Israel declared war on Hamas, a movement that has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007 and is classified as terrorist by the European Union and the United States, bombing several of the group’s infrastructure in the Gaza Strip and imposing a total siege. to the territory with a cut in the supply of water, fuel and electricity.
The conflict has already caused thousands of deaths and injuries, between soldiers and civilians, in both territories.
Source: TSF
