"I think there was something fundamentally wrong in the way this operation was conducted with total neglect in relation to the deaths of civilians and to the destruction of Gaza, Guterres said. The objective was to destroy Hamas. Gaza is destroyed, but Hamas is not yet destroyed. So there is something fundamentally wrong with the way this is conducted, he said."
"When asked if he believed Israeli forces may be guilty of carrying out war crimes since the conflict began more than two years ago, Guterres said that there are strong reasons to believe that that possibility might be a reality."
"The only crime committed is the moral abomination that more than two years after the horrific massacres of October 7, the UN secretary-general has still not visited Israel, he told Reuters."
The war in Gaza has been conducted with total neglect for civilian deaths and for the destruction of Gaza. The operation aimed to destroy Hamas, yet Gaza is devastated while Hamas remains active, indicating serious operational failures. There are strong reasons to believe Israeli forces may have committed war crimes during the campaign. Israeli officials have accused the UN leadership of routinely condemning Israel and criticized the UN chief for not visiting Israel; Israel declared the UN secretary-general persona non grata in October 2024 following controversy over responses to an Iranian missile attack. More than 70,000 people have died in Gaza since October 7, 2023.
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