
UN chief "shocked" by Hamas row
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says he clearly condemned the "acts of terror" inflicted on Israel in remarks where he also said the attacks did not happen "in a vacuum."
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says he clearly condemned the "acts of terror" inflicted on Israel. Earlier on Wednesday, Israel said it would withhold visas from United Nations officials, after Mr Guterres's comments that the Hamas attacks had not happened in a vacuum, as Palestinians had been subjected to decades of suffocating occupation.
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(Photo: Antonio Guterres also said he was deeply concerned about "the clear violations of international humanitarian law" in Gaza. Credit: EPA)
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