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UN Secretary-General urges immediate end to Gaza blockade, calls for two-state solution
Summary
Speaking in Baghdad at the League of Arab States summit, the United Nations Secretary-General called for an immediate end to the blockade on Gaza, demanded a permanent ceasefire and the unconditional release of hostages, and reiterated support for a two-state solution.
United Nations Secretary-General said at the League of Arab States summit in Baghdad that the blockade on Gaza must end immediately and urged a permanent ceasefire, the unconditional release of hostages and unhindered humanitarian access.
The secretary-general said a two-state solution — "Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security with Jerusalem as the capital of both states" — is both a necessity and increasingly at risk. "A 2 state future is disappearing before our eyes, and we need to revert this trend," he said.
Nut graf: The secretary-general framed the current situation in Gaza as a humanitarian and legal emergency, saying collective punishment and policies that limit food and aid violate international norms and should be…
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