UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that Israel’s assault on Gaza City marks a “new and dangerous phase,” forcing exhausted civilians into deeper peril. He said famine is already unfolding, with people dying of hunger as food, water and healthcare systems collapse, Xinhua reported.
Guterres condemned Israeli strikes on hospitals and urged Israel to allow urgent humanitarian aid, protect civilians and stop obstructing relief efforts. He also voiced concern over rising violence and settlement expansion in the West Bank, calling new housing plans an “existential threat” to a two-state solution.
He appealed for an immediate ceasefire, release of hostages, and unimpeded aid. “Starvation must never be a weapon of war,” he said, according to Xinhua.
