U.N. “will not give up” to get ceasefire respected in Gaza, Guterres says

Record ID: 1984269

  • Title: U.N. “will not give up” to get ceasefire respected in Gaza, Guterres says
  • Date: 18th March 2025
  • Summary: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (MARCH 18, 2025) (REUTERS) SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS, ANTONIO GUTERRES, ARRIVING AT PRESS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS, ANTONIO GUTERRES, SAYING: “And I believe that the role of the U.N. is to do everything to convince the parties and to have the international community pressing for three essenti
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  • Keywords: Gaza Guterres Hamas Israel United Nations airstrikes
  • Location: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
  • City: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
  • Country: Palestinian Occupied Territory
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA001981018032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:The U.N. Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday (March 18) that the role of the United Nations was to “convince the parties” and to have the international community press for a ceasefire, humanitarian access and release of the hostages in Gaza.
    “We will not give up on these objectives,” he told reporters in Geneva.
    Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza and killed more than 400 people, according to Gaza health authorities, ending weeks of relative calm after talks to secure a permanent ceasefire stalled.
    Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas each accused the other of breaching the truce, which had broadly held since January, offering respite from war for the 2 million inhabitants of Gaza, where most buildings have been reduced to rubble.
    Hamas, which still holds 59 of the 250 or so hostages Israel says the group seized in its October 7, 2023 attack, accused Israel of jeopardising efforts by mediators to negotiate a permanent deal to end the fighting, but the group made no threat of retaliation.
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered strikes because Hamas had rejected proposals to secure a ceasefire extension during faltering talks.
    "Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength," the prime minister's office said in a statement.
    (Production: Cecile Mantovani)
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