UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized Israel in a conversation with reporters in New York, saying that "its confrontation with Iran dominated headlines, but we cannot allow the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza to be marginalized." According to him, "The ceasefire achieved between Iran and Israel offers hope. This is the time to show courage and achieve a ceasefire in Gaza." Guterres also said that "Israel is an occupying power, and people are being killed just because they tried to feed themselves. We don't need reports of the IDF shooting innocent Palestinians to say that Israel is committing war crimes."


