United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday issued a reminder that acts of reprisal involving the use of force are barred under international law after Iran’s attack on Israel, while the US warned the Security Council it would work to hold Tehran accountable at the UN Guterres, speaking to a meeting of the UN … Read more
The United Nations Security Council was set to meet late Sunday afternoon in New York on Iran’s overnight missile and drone attack on Israel. “The gravity and the volume of the attacks are unprecedented and are a flagrant violation of Israel’s sovereignty, of international law, and of Security Council resolutions,” Israel’s Ambassador to the … Read more
It also restated that French citizens should “absolutely refrain from traveling to Iran, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine.” Meanwhile, German airline Lufthansa on Sunday announced it won’t be conducting any flights to Amman, Erbil and Tel Aviv until Tuesday and flights to Beirut and Tehran until Thursday at the soonest. The announcement comes after the airline … Read more
Earlier Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that its elite 98th division had “concluded its mission” and would pull back in order to “recuperate.” Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip along the border with Egypt, had been designated as a safe zone for civilians fleeing widespread destruction in densely-inhabited areas further north. … Read more
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reaffirmed his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict on Saturday during a visit to Rafah, which is bordered by Egypt and Gaza. “It is time to silence the guns,” he was quoted by the BBC. Remarking in front of the gate of the Rafah crossing, where aid enters … Read more
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an investigation into a drone footage that appears to show an Israeli attack on four civilians in Gaza, his spokesman said. “The Secretary-General is deeply disturbed by the video footage that reportedly shows four Palestinians walking, apparently unarmed, who were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza,” … Read more
On Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres revealed a plan to start discussions for the appointment of a UN envoy to mediate relations between the Taliban and the international community. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org During a press briefing, Guterres mentioned that the Taliban declined his invitation to attend the … Read more
As the largest member of the European Union, Germany’s stance carries weight in Brussels. And Berlin has found itself at odds with many European countries — led by Spain, Ireland and Belgium — which have called for a cease-fire. French President Emmanuel Macron added his voice to the growing chorus of criticism of Israel’s actions, … Read more
On Friday, Netanyahu announced he had ordered defense forces to “submit to the cabinet a dual plan for both evacuating the population and bringing down the battalions” ahead of an “intensive operation.” “It is impossible to achieve the war goal of eliminating Hamas and leave four Hamas battalions in Rafah,” his office said. Netanyahu’s plans … Read more
“Of course he is responsible as U.N. secretary-general,” Katz said in an interview with Axel Springer, POLITICO’s parent company. “Guterres must resign” or “the U.N. must replace him.” Israel has been at loggerheads with the U.N. for months, after Guterres said in October that Hamas’ attack “did not happen in a vacuum,” and accused Israel … Read more
