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Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025
Guterres said too many lives and the fate of the entire region hang in the balance as he called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East.
The heavy bombing at Ahli Arab hospital in cental Gaza has left more than 200 dead. The toll is feared to go as high as 500.
The Iranian foreign minister would be contacting UN officials in the Middle East to work on an initiative to end the war.
Rafah, which is on the border between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Hamas-governed Gaza, is the only crossing into the territory not controlled by Israel.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military said it would continue to allow Gazans to evacuate south ahead of an expected ground assault by its forces on the Gaza Strip.
Israeli military urged civilians in northern Gaza, where Hamas's leadership is based, not to delay in getting out.
Thousands took to the streets in support of Gaza that is being bombarded by Israel.
Hossein Amirabdollahian told reporters in Beirut that Lebanon's Hezbollah group has taken all the scenarios of war into consideration and that Israel should stop its attacks on Gaza as soon as possible.
Israeli ground forces made 'localised' raids into Gaza in the last 24 hours.
The United Nations said it considered it impossible for such a movement of people to take place 'without devastating humanitarian consequences.'
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