UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (IPS) – Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Remarks to the UN Security Council on the implementation of resolution 2712 on the Middle East, 29 November 2023 Resolution 2712 was approved in a context of widespread death and wholesale destruction unleashed by the conflict in Gaza and Israel.
According to Israeli authorities, more than 1,200 people were killed — including 33 children — and thousands were injured in the abhorrent acts of terror by Hamas on 7 October. Some 250 people were also abducted, including 34 children.
Source: Scale of Death & Destruction in Gaza Result of Wide-Area Explosives in Populated Areas