NEW YORK, June 27, 2025 (WAFA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, warning that the humanitarian crisis has reached “horrific proportions” and urging the international community not to allow the suffering of Palestinians to be overshadowed by other conflicts in the region.

Speaking to reporters today ahead of his departure to Spain for the International Conference on Financing for Development, Guterres underscored Israel’s legal obligations, “Let me be clear: Israel, as the occupying Power, is required to agree to and facilitate humanitarian relief.”

"People are being killed simply trying to feed themselves and their families. The search for food must never be a death sentence,” Guterres told reporters.

He stated, “Meanwhile, humanitarian operations continue to be strangled. For over three months, shelter materials and fuel for critical services have been blocked. Doctors are forced to choose who gets the last vial of medicine or the last ventilator. Aid workers themselves are starving. This cannot be normalized.”

The UN chief said, “To all Member States, I say: uphold the UN Charter you recommitted to just yesterday for the 80th anniversary,” he said. “Let us bring in the life-saving supplies. Let us reach people where they are. And let us recognize that the solution to this problem is ultimately political.”

Guterres reiterated that only a negotiated political solution can bring lasting peace to the region. “The only sustainable path to re-establishing hope is by paving the way to the Two-State solution,” he said. “Diplomacy and human dignity for all must prevail.”

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