Skip next section UN chief describes situation in Gaza as a ‘horror show’
07/22/2025July 22, 2025
UN chief describes situation in Gaza as a ‘horror show’
UN Secretary-General said the level of destruction in under Israeli military attack was unprecedented in recent years and described the situation as a “horror show.”
“We need look no further than the horror show in Gaza — with a level of death and destruction without parallel in recent times,” he said in a speech to the UN Security Council.
Guterres said that escalated Israeli operations meant “devastation is being layered upon devastation,” with the humanitarian system in its “last gasp.”
The UN on Tuesday said Israeli forces had killed over 1,000 Palestinians trying to get food aid since the US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began overseeing aid operations.
Israel’s military has said that it “views the transfer of humanitarian aid into Gaza as a matter of utmost importance” and that it works to facilitate its entry in coordination with the international community.
It has also denied allegations that it is preventing aid from reaching Gaza and accuses of stealing food, an allegation Hamas denies.
In total, Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has killed 59,106 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.
Israel says its ongoing military operation in Gaza is aimed at destroying Hamas, who led the attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023, in which around 1,200 people were killed.
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Skip next section German minister shows support for Gaza ceasefire statement07/22/2025July 22, 2025
German minister shows support for Gaza ceasefire statement
German Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan said she would have liked Germany to join the list of 28 countries signed a statement demanding an end to the war in .
Speaking to German regional newspaper Rheinische Post, the Social Democrat (SPD) politician called the statement a “signal.”
” is unbelievable. Innocent children are dying. People are starving,” she said.
According to Alabali Radovan, an “immediate and sustainable ceasefire” is urgently needed.
The foreign ministers of 25 countries published the joint statement on Monday, with Germany not being among them.
“The civilian population in Gaza must not keep being crushed between the fronts,” the German minister further wrote, also calling for to observe international law and allow the safe passage of humanitarian aid.
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Skip next section WATCH — Israel’s new offensive in Gaza
07/22/2025July 22, 2025
WATCH — Israel’s new offensive in Gaza
On Monday, Israel’s military entered the city of Deir al-Balah as part of a new offensive. The central city is the only remaining area of Gaza which had not suffered widespread destruction. It’s is home to thousands of Palestinians who have taken shelter from fighting in the rest of Gaza.
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Skip next section EU foreign policy chief says Israel ‘must stop’ killing civilians in Gaza
07/22/2025July 22, 2025
EU foreign policy chief says Israel ‘must stop’ killing civilians in Gaza
The EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday that she had spoken with her Israeli counterpart. She said that Israel’s military “must stop” killing civilians at aid distribution points.
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07/22/2025July 22, 2025
French foreign minister calls situation in Gaza ‘disgraceful’ and urges Israel to allow foreign press to enter
On Tuesday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot strongly condemned Israel’s expanding military operations in Gaza.
“The humanitarian situation in Gaza is disgraceful. It is a scandal that must be ended immediately,” Barrot told France Inter radio.
There is “no longer any justification for the Israeli army’s military operations in Gaza. It is an offensive that will exacerbate an already catastrophic situation and lead to further forced displacement, which we condemn in the strongest terms,” he said.
Barot also urged for foreign media to be allowed into Gaza.
“I demand that the free and independent press be given access to Gaza to show what is happening there and to report on it.”
Foreign journalists have not been allowed to enter Gaza since the war began in 2023.
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Skip next section WHO says Israeli army stormed its staff residence and main warehouse in Gaza
07/22/2025July 22, 2025
WHO says Israeli army stormed its staff residence and main warehouse in Gaza
Israeli forces stormed several facilities during their latest advance in the , Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement on Monday.
The facilities were attacked three times, according to Ghebreyesus.
He said, “Israeli military entered the premises, forcing women and children to evacuate on foot toward Al-Mawasi amid active conflict.”
“Male staff and family members were handcuffed, stripped, interrogated on the spot and screened at gunpoint. Two WHO staff and two family members were detained. Three were later released, while one staff member remains in detention.”
The WHO is calling for the staff member’s release.
Tedros said that the main WHO warehouse, located in , was also damaged.
“As the lead agency for health, compromising WHO’s operations is crippling the entire health response in Gaza,” Tedros said. “A ceasefire is not just necessary, it is overdue.”
WHO stated it will remain in Deir al-Balah and continue its operations despite the attacks.
Israel’s army did not initially comment on the incidents.
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage07/22/2025July 22, 2025
Welcome to our coverage
Director General of the , Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that a WHO staff residence in Deir-al-Balah “was attacked three times.”
This comes after Israel launched a ground offensive on Monday in the .
On Tuesday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot called on Israel to allow foreign press into the enclave.
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