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The head of the United Nations said the Security Council has been paralyzed by its failure to agree on the necessity for a cease-fire in Gaza.
The body’s “authority and credibility were severely undermined” by its delayed response to the conflict, which began on October 7.
The comments from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres came two days after a US veto that blocked a resolution calling for a cease-fire.
He said the council was “paralyzed by geostrategic divisions.”
“I reiterated my appeal for a humanitarian cease-fire to be declared,” Guterres told the forum. “Regrettably, the Security Council failed to do it.”
“I can promise I will not give up,” he added.
Israel bombarded targets in Gaza after two months of fighting in the narrow Palestinian enclave.
At least 17,490 people, mostly women and children, have died in two months of fighting in the Gaza Strip, according to the latest figures from the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry.
The militants crossed into Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping about 240 others. Close to half of the hostages were released in a six-day humanitarian truce, which saw many Palestinian prisoners in Israel also set free and returned to Gaza.
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