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U.N. Secretary-General Decries “Unprecedented and Unbearable” Israeli Assault on Gaza

HeadlineDec 15, 2023

Al Jazeera has obtained an advance copy of a United Nations report detailing the devastating impact of Israel’s assault on Gaza. In it, Secretary-General António Guterres condemns Israeli airstrikes on protected persons, including journalists, health workers and U.N. personnel, and pleads with the Security Council to approve a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. Guterres writes, “The magnitude of Israel’s military campaign against Hamas and the scope of death and destruction in Gaza has been unprecedented and unbearable to witness.”

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