Three years after Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups attacked Israel, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said nothing can justify the atrocities of 7 October – calling for an end to the suffering of Israelis and Palestinians alike.
In a message released on Monday, Mr. Guterres described an abhorrent, large-scale terror attack in which more than 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were killed.
Civilians were deliberately targeted in their homes, their communities and at a music festival.
Another 251 people, including women, children and older people, were abducted and taken into Gaza as hostages.
He said they had suffered horrific abuse in captivity, including torture, sexual violence and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Some were killed by their captors or during the hostilities that followed.
“Nothing can justify these atrocities,” he said.
by UN News – ‘Nothing can justify these atrocities,’ says Guterres three years on from 7 October attacks
