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Continued crossfire between Israeli forces and Hamas is “unacceptable,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tells the UN General Assembly on Thursday, saying “the fighting must stop immediately.”
“I am deeply shocked by the continued air and artillery bombardment by the Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza,” Guterres says.
“If there is a hell on earth, it is the lives of children in Gaza,” says Guterres.
He adds that “indiscriminate firing of rockets by Hamas and other militant groups” towards population centers in Israel which have left 12 dead, including two children was also “unacceptable.” Thousands of rockets have been fired at Israeli cities and towns from Gaza in the past 11 days.
Pro-Israel Demonstrators Take to Streets in Berlin
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel earlier said that Europe cannot resolve all of the world s conflicts in one stroke , especially such as the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
Sputnik is live from Berlin, Germany, where people are taking to the streets to show their support for Israel in the wake of the recent escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
This comes as US President Joe Biden recently called for a significant de-escalation between Israelis and Palestinians during a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The Israeli Defence Forces previously stated that since the start of hostilies by Hamas and Israel s response Operation Guardian of the Walls , around 4,070 rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip into the country, of which 610 launches were unsuccessful.
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Biden had called for a significant de-escalation in the violence between Israel and Hamas by Wednesday in the most recent call between leaders.
Psaki would not confirm whether a cease-fire agreement had been reached, but she hinted that the Israelis may be close to winding down their operation against Hamas. We have seen reports of a potential cease-fire. That is certainly encouraging, Psaki said. And we believe that they are at the point where they certainly should be positioned to bring an end to this conflict. We are going to continue to press behind the scenes, press through intensive, quiet diplomacy to bring an end to the conflict, she added.