
The tone was set on Tuesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York City as Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Guterres condemned both Israel's attacks in Gaza and Hamas' capture of Israeli hostages, emphasizing that nothing justifies acts of terror or collective punishment of the Palestinian people.
During the General Assembly session, Guterres received applause for his remarks on the suffering in Gaza, prompting criticism from Israel's ambassador for what he called hypocrisy in the assembly's response.