The Crossbill Team
Following the killings of seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen in a drone strike by Israel Defense Forces in Gaza, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has given a warning to Israel to change its military strategy.
Although the Israeli government has acknowledged mistakes and announced some disciplinary measures, the UN Secretary threw caution to the wind, calling for a paradigm shift in Israel's military strategy in Gaza and in aid delivery to save lives.
Guterres said, "But the essential problem is not who made the mistakes, it is the military strategy and procedures in place that allow for those mistakes to multiply time and time again."
Fixing those failures requires independent investigations and meaningful and measurable change on the ground, he said at a press encounter as the Gaza conflict is about to become six months old.
In its speed, scale and inhumane ferocity, the war in Gaza is the deadliest of conflicts -- for civilians, for aid workers, for journalists, for health workers, and for UN staff. Some 196 humanitarian aid workers, including more than 175 UN staff members, have been killed, Guterres was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying.
An information war has added to the trauma, obscuring facts and shifting blame. Denying international journalists entry into Gaza is allowing disinformation and false narratives to flourish, he said.
Guterres demanded an investigation into those killings, noting that investigation can only work with the cooperation of the Israeli authorities.
"One hundred and ninety-six humanitarian workers have been killed, and we want to know why each one of them was killed," he said.
In the aftermath of the killing of World Central Kitchen staff, the United Nations was informed by the Israeli government of its intention to allow a substantial increase in humanitarian aid distributed in Gaza, said Guterres. "I sincerely hope that these intentions are effectively and quickly materialized because the situation in Gaza is absolutely desperate."
Dramatic humanitarian conditions require a quantum leap in the delivery of life-saving aid -- a true paradigm shift, he said.
Guterres repeated his urgent appeals for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire, the unconditional release of all hostages, the protection of civilians, and the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid.
Although the Israeli government has acknowledged mistakes and announced some disciplinary measures, the UN Secretary threw caution to the wind, calling for a paradigm shift in Israel's military strategy in Gaza and in aid delivery to save lives.
Guterres said, "But the essential problem is not who made the mistakes, it is the military strategy and procedures in place that allow for those mistakes to multiply time and time again."
Fixing those failures requires independent investigations and meaningful and measurable change on the ground, he said at a press encounter as the Gaza conflict is about to become six months old.
In its speed, scale and inhumane ferocity, the war in Gaza is the deadliest of conflicts -- for civilians, for aid workers, for journalists, for health workers, and for UN staff. Some 196 humanitarian aid workers, including more than 175 UN staff members, have been killed, Guterres was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying.
An information war has added to the trauma, obscuring facts and shifting blame. Denying international journalists entry into Gaza is allowing disinformation and false narratives to flourish, he said.
Guterres demanded an investigation into those killings, noting that investigation can only work with the cooperation of the Israeli authorities.
"One hundred and ninety-six humanitarian workers have been killed, and we want to know why each one of them was killed," he said.
In the aftermath of the killing of World Central Kitchen staff, the United Nations was informed by the Israeli government of its intention to allow a substantial increase in humanitarian aid distributed in Gaza, said Guterres. "I sincerely hope that these intentions are effectively and quickly materialized because the situation in Gaza is absolutely desperate."
Dramatic humanitarian conditions require a quantum leap in the delivery of life-saving aid -- a true paradigm shift, he said.
Guterres repeated his urgent appeals for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire, the unconditional release of all hostages, the protection of civilians, and the unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid.
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