The situation in Gaza worsened and Mr. Guterres' rare move

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 8: The Israeli army is besieging the Hamas leader's hideout in the Gaza Strip, while UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has made a rare move in decades to call for a ceasefire.
Israel surrounds the leader of Hamas
Yesterday, December 7, the Israeli army continued its military campaign across the Gaza Strip with the focus on Khan Younis City in the south of this land. Khan Younis is considered a symbol of Hamas's political and military management as the entire leadership of this force grew from here, according to The Times of Israel .
Previously, Israel announced that it had broken through Hamas's defense line and was operating in the heart of the city. Israel also said it had surrounded the hideout of Mr. YahyaSinwar, leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip , and his capture was "only a matter of time".
Amid such fighting, the humanitarian situation is getting worse in southern Gaza with thousands of people fleeing south to the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. It is estimated that more than 75% of Gaza's population has been displaced since the conflict broke out. Hundreds of thousands of people from the north are seeking shelter in a handful of locations in the south designated by Israel as safe areas, according to Reuters.
World Food Program (WFP) Director Cindy McCain warned that Gaza's humanitarian system was collapsing and that "the entire population is starving", with many people going without food for at least one day in four weeks and water shortages. clean enough to consume an average of less than 2 liters per day per person. Meanwhile, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) TedrosAdhanomGhebreyesus said that the Gaza health system is on the brink of complete collapse with only 17 hospitals remaining partially operational, while the other 19 has stopped operating.
UN leaders take action
In a rare move, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on December 6 activated Article 99 of the UN Charter to urge the Security Council to intervene to prevent the Hamas - Israel conflict, which has so far killed more than 16,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis. network. "Faced with the risk of a serious collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza, I urge the Council to help prevent a humanitarian disaster and call for a ceasefire for humanitarian purposes," Mr. Guterres wrote on social network X .
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said article 99 has not been used for decades. Article 99 allows the UN Secretary-General to "bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter which in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security". According to Mr. Guterres, the situation is rapidly deteriorating "with potentially irreversible impacts on Palestinians in general as well as on peace and security in the region." "Such an outcome must be avoided at all costs," the UN chief wrote.
In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen criticized Mr. Guterres' actions as supporting Hamas and said that his term as secretary general was "a threat to world peace". Meanwhile, European Union (EU) Commissioner in charge of foreign affairs JosepBorell called on EU members at the Security Council to support Mr. Guterres' call to prevent the humanitarian situation in Gaza from collapsing. The United Arab Emirates has submitted a draft resolution to the Security Council calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper