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Guterres condemns Gaza destruction and West Bank settlements in final UN address

Antonio Guterres used his final address to the UN General Assembly as secretary-general to condemn the killing and destruction in Gaza and criticise West Bank settlements.

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the killing and destruction in Gaza during his final address to the United Nations General Assembly as secretary-general, according to Al Jazeera Global News.

The remarks also included condemnation of West Bank settlements, placing the conflict and the broader question of settlement activity within his closing address to the assembly.

The source did not provide a direct quotation from Guterres or further details about the circumstances or scale of the destruction and killings he addressed.

It also gave no casualty figures, legal characterisation or detailed explanation of his comments on the settlements.

Guterres’s address was identified as his final General Assembly speech in the role. The report did not specify further details about the setting beyond the UN assembly.

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