The UN chief warned of the “severe risk of collapse of the humanitarian system” in Gaza as Israeli forces pushed further into the southern part of the strip.
The invocation of the article, which formally brings the war to the attention of the Security Council, drew a rebuke from Israel and praise from Arab states, and may harm the UN secretary-general's relations with the US.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invoked a rarely used power to warn of a looming humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, Israel says it will allow minimal fuel supplies into the Gaza Strip. Follow DW for the latest.
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