Attacks between Israel, Palestinian militants unacceptable : Guterres The Gaza health ministry has put the toll slightly higher, at 230 Palestinians killed, 65 of them children. FILE: UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres. Picture: AFP
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UNITED NATIONS - Continued crossfire between Israeli forces and militant groups including Hamas is unacceptable, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN General Assembly Thursday, saying the fighting must stop immediately. I am deeply shocked by the continued air and artillery bombardment by the Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza, Guterres said of the salvos that he said have killed at least 208 Palestinians, including 60 children.
The Gaza health ministry has put the toll slightly higher, at 230 Palestinians killed, 65 of them children.
Gaza children living in ‘hell on earth’, UN chief says, urging immediate end to fighting
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The past ten days have witnessed a dangerous and horrific surge in deadly violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), particularly Gaza, and in Israel, the UN chief told the General Assembly on Thursday. If there is a hell on earth, it is the lives of children in Gaza ,Secretary-General António Guterres said, expressing deep shock at the continued air and artillery bombardment by the Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza that has so far claimed the lives of more than 200 Palestinians, including 60 children, and injured thousands more.
FM Qureshi says 14 members agreed to joint strategy on Palestine issue
May 20, 2021
NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Thursday that 14 out of 15 members have agreed to adopt a joint strategy on the Palestine issue ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), ARY News reported.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi, while talking to ARY News, expressed sorrow over the deteriorated situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. He said that 125 missiles were dropped in Gaza within 25 minutes, whereas, the Palestinian foreign minister has also apprised the situation of the territory in his conversation.
He added that the world could estimate the ongoing atrocities in Palestine. Qureshi said that he will deliver his speech at 8:00 pm (Pakistan time) to give Islamabad’s stance on the Palestine issue.