UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged a permanent ceasefire, accelerated humanitarian aid, and a two-state solution at the opening of the 2025 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. He stressed that Gaza must be part of an independent Palestinian state for lasting peace.
Guterres condemned the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, citing 50,000 deaths, widespread hunger, and destroyed infrastructure. He called for international support to sustain aid deliveries and warned against ethnic cleansing. He also urged an end to Israeli settler violence and emphasized the need for a unified Palestinian Authority to lead recovery efforts.
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