“We must do everything possible to prevent this conflict from spreading to the entire region: in the West Bank, across the Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon, and in Syria, Iraq and the Red Sea,” the chief warned UN after deplorable deaths of civilians.
The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres today labeled as “unacceptable” the refusal of the government of Israel to allow the creation of a Palestinian state. On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his opposition to that idea. .
“The refusal to accept the two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians and the denial of the right to statehood for the Palestinian people are unacceptable,” Guterres said at the closing ceremony of the 19th Summit of Heads of State and Government of Israel. non-aligned movement (NAM) in Kampala (Uganda).
“This would indefinitely prolong a conflict that has become a major threat to global peace and security, worsen polarization and embolden extremists around the world,” he stressed at the Speke Convention Center, which is hosting the meeting in the south from the capital of Uganda.
For example, the UN Secretary General has insisted on his call for an immediate ceasefire, as well as the “immediate and unconditional release of all hostages” of the Islamist group Hamas.
“We must do everything possible to prevent this conflict from spreading to the entire region: in the West Bank, across the Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon, and in Syria, Iraq and the Red Sea,” the chief warned UN after deplorable deaths of civilians.
In his address to NAM leaders, Guterres also lamented the “erosion” of democracy in the world, which has left the door open to “populism and extremism” while poverty and social inequality increase and human rights are violated with “impunity” .
Guterres made the comments two days after Israel’s prime minister expressed to the United States his opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state after the Gaza war, an initiative put forward by the White House to defuse tensions in the region. unload.
Netanyahu has also refused a ceasefire in Gaza, arguing that accepting such a measure before “achieving our objectives” would endanger Israel’s security “for generations.”
The war in Gaza marked the summit of NAM heads of state and government, which began this Friday and saw numerous calls for unity for the group to demand an end to hostilities.
The NAM, one of the largest state organizations in the world, consists of 53 countries in Africa, 39 in Asia, 26 in Latin America and the Caribbean and two in Europe.
Source: EITB
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