DaysofPal- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized that the coming days will be crucial for maintaining the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, calling on all parties to honor their commitments to prevent further devastation.
“Next Tuesday, I will be in Cairo to join the extraordinary summit of the League of Arab States to discuss the reconstruction of Gaza,” Guterres announced during a news conference at UN headquarters in New York.
Guterres described the situation in Gaza as “a nexus of death, displacement, hunger, and disease,” warning that the risk of further destruction remains high.
He urged all parties to maintain the ongoing ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Palestinian enclave.
Guterres also underscored the importance of preventing any form of ethnic cleansing and ensuring that there is no long-term Israeli military presence in Gaza. He reiterated the necessity of holding Israel accountable for violations of international law.
“And it means Gaza remaining an integral part of an independent, democratic, and sovereign Palestinian state, with no reductions in its territory or forced transfer of its population,” he stated.
The UN chief warned against any potential collapse of the ceasefire agreement, stressing that both parties must fully implement their obligations. “Each moment the ceasefire holds means more people reached and more lives saved,” he concluded.
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