United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres sent a video message to the “International Humanitarian Conference for Civilians in Gaza” held in Paris at the request of French President Emmanuel Macron.
Guterres said civilians in Gaza, including women and children, face a “nightmare that never ends.” Their neighborhoods were destroyed, and their loved ones killed. As bombs rain down on them, they are deprived of their most basic needs. Needs: water, food, electricity and medicine,” he said.
Guterres noted that life-saving aid has begun to arrive in Gaza, describing it as “a small drop in the ocean,” and noted that the needs are great.
Guterres reiterated his call for an urgent humanitarian ceasefire to protect civilians in Gaza and provide them with aid, and stressed the need to respect international humanitarian law.
“I ask for your support”
Guterres noted the need to protect hospitals, UN facilities, shelters and schools, ensure safe access to basic needs, including fuel, and support the UN’s $1.2 billion humanitarian aid appeal for the people of Gaza.
“I ask for your support. Now is the time to take concrete action. Together we can help ease this terrible pain.” Guterres stressed the need to show the people of Gaza that the world cares about them by giving them “a ray of hope and a message of solidarity.”
Latest developments in the Israeli attacks on Gaza
Meanwhile, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, launched a comprehensive attack on the morning of October 7, on the grounds that Israel was “taking revenge on the Palestinians and their continued violations of their sacred values, especially Al-Aqsa Mosque.” Al-Aqsa,” and the Israeli army launched intense air strikes on the Gaza Strip. The bombing began.
Israel announced that more than 1,400 Israelis, including 352 soldiers, have been killed and 5,132 others injured since October 7, 35 of them in clashes inside the Gaza Strip.
According to Israel, there are 239 Israeli prisoners in the hands of the Qassam Brigades.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, 10,812 Palestinians were martyred, including 4,412 children and 2,918 women, and 26,905 people were injured in the Israeli attacks.
In the West Bank and Jerusalem, Israeli forces and Jewish settlers killed 175 Palestinians.
The Israeli army bombed Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest health facility in Gaza that houses thousands of wounded and civilians, Al-Nasr Hospital for Children, the National Baptist Hospitals, the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospitals, and the surrounding Jerusalem and Indonesian hospitals affiliated with the Palestinian Authority. Red Crescent forces evacuation. Hundreds of people were killed and injured in the attacks.
In clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah since October 8, 63 Hezbollah members and four Israeli soldiers were killed.
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