UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has slammed the international community for turning a blind eye to the suffering of Palestinians starving in the Gaza Strip, calling it a “moral crisis that challenges the global conscience,” AFP reports.

“I cannot explain the level of indifference and inaction we see by too many in the international community — the lack of compassion, the lack of truth, the lack of humanity,” Guterres told Amnesty International’s global assembly via videolink.

“This is not just a humanitarian crisis. It is a moral crisis that challenges the global conscience. We will continue to speak out at every opportunity.”

The grandmother of Qais Adwan, who was killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, according to medics, mourns at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, July 25. — Reuters
The grandmother of Qais Adwan, who was killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, according to medics, mourns at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, July 25. — Reuters

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