Spain has defended the UN Secretary General, saying the situation in Gaza is an intolerable tragedy

The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, has announced his "full support" for the unprecedented letter of the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, to the Security Council of the United Nations calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for humanitarian reasons.

Dec 8, 2023 - 13:06
Spain has defended the UN Secretary General, saying the situation in Gaza is an intolerable tragedy
Spain has defended the UN Secretary General, saying the situation in Gaza is an intolerable tragedy

Pedro Sanchez has said that what is happening in the Gaza Strip is a tragedy that cannot be tolerated. The Prime Minister of Spain has written on the X social network that, "The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is intolerable. I express my full support to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, in implementing Article 99 of the Charter of the United Nations. " He emphasized that: Considering the danger of the collapse of the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the Security Council should take immediate action. The Spanish Prime Minister's support for the UN Secretary-General comes a day after Israel launched a fierce attack on Antonio Guterres, insisting that he should resign after his calls for an end to Israel's war and attacks on the Gaza Strip. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Eli Cohen has claimed in a strong attack against the Secretary General of the UN that: "The term of Guterres is a threat to peace in the world!" Cohen has claimed that Guterres' request to implement Article 99 of the UN Charter and call for a ceasefire in Gaza is "support for the terrorist group Hamas." The severe sabotage of the violent regime of Israel follows the action of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, to use Article 99 of the Charter of the United Nations, which is very rarely used by the Secretary General of the union, making a serious call to the Security Council of "pressing to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe" in the Gaza Strip and to unite in calling for a complete cessation of hostilities and Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. Article 99 in Chapter 15 of the United Nations Charter states that the head of the UN "may notify the Security Council of anything that, in his opinion, may threaten international peace and security."