Thousands take to Tel Aviv streets, while Israeli military urges evacuation of more areas of Rafah amid strikes across Gaza
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has reiterated his calls for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza, but said it would be a “long road back from the devastation” of the conflict even when the fighting had stopped.
Speaking in a video address to an international donors’ conference in Kuwait, Guterres said:
I repeat my call, the world’s call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages and an immediate surge in humanitarian aid.
But a ceasefire will only be the start. It will be a long road back from the devastation and trauma of this war …