“There might be double standards in many places in the world, but there is no double standard in the secretary-general of the UN,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at a press briefing in Amman, Jordan, Al Jazeera reports.

“For us, what matters are the principles, and the principles are the UN Charter, international law, territorial integrity of the countries, but also the international humanitarian law and the right of self-determination of people.”

The UN chief said he sees “a growing consensus emerging in the international community to tell Israel a ceasefire is needed”.

“But also, there is also a growing consensus to tell clearly to the Israelis that any ground invasion of Rafah could mean a catastrophic humanitarian disaster,” he added.