Gaza Death Toll Crosses 25,000, UN Denounces Israel

The death toll of Palestinians in the continuing Israeli attacks crossed 25,000, according to the health ministry in the Gaza Strip. But Israeli forces have not yet been able to free more than 100 hostages.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres denounced Israel for the “heartbreaking” deaths of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and called it unacceptable to resist statehood for the Palestinian people.

Speaking at the opening of a summit of the G77+China in Uganda’s Kampala, the UN secretary-general said, “Israel’s military operations have spread mass destruction and killed civilians on a scale unprecedented during my time as secretary-general.”