UN’s Guterres Urges Immediate Gaza Cease-Fire Amid Famine Risk
- Says Israel must give ‘ironclad commitment’ on aid deliveries
- Speaks after US-led cease-fire resolution vetoed at UNSC
Antonio Guterres arrives at Egypt's al-Arish Airport, near the Rafah border with the Gaza Strip, on March 23.
Photographer: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty ImagesUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza and an “ironclad commitment” by Israel for access to humanitarian aid.
Guterres spoke during a visit to the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing into Gaza on Saturday.