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full screen UN Secretary General António Guterres. Photo: Pamela Smith/AP/TT
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for an end to the situation in Gaza, which he describes as the worst death and destruction he has seen in his more than seven years in office.
At the same time, he says that it is “unrealistic” to think that the UN could play a role in the strip’s future, either by managing the area or by having a peacekeeping force there, because Israel would probably not accept a UN role.
Guterres says the UN has offered to monitor a possible ceasefire and that “the UN will be available to support any ceasefire”.