UN chief urges immediate Gaza ceasefire, warns of casualties from Israeli operation
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City.
"It is vital to reach immediately a ceasefire in Gaza... to avoid the death and destruction that a military operation against Gaza City would inevitably cause," Guterres said in Japan where he is attending a conference on African development.
He also called on Israel to reverse a decision to expand "illegal" settlement construction in the West Bank.
The UN chief also reiterated criticism of the United Nations Security Council, saying geopolitical disagreements among its veto-holding permanent members had left the influential body "unable" to reach a consensus on ending conflicts around the world.
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