UN secretary general calls for "immediate ceasefire" during debate on Israel-Gaza conflict | FULL

United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday called on Israel to stop aerial bombardments of Gaza and on Hamas to stop continued rocket attacks on Israel, appealing for an “immediate ceasefire.”

The comments kicked off a joint debate of the UN General Assembly on the situation in Gaza.

Guterres said he was “deeply shocked” by the violence on both sides as delegates from member countries gathered amid growing international efforts to de-escalate the situation.

Israel’s ambassador to the UN and the Palestinian foreign minister also spoke during the joint debate.

The Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki accused the international community of “turning a blind eye to the genocide of whole Palestinian families,” while Israel’s Permanent Representative to the UN Gilad Erdan said the war is not "between Israel and the Palestinians" but on Gaza’s ruling Hamas.

Since the fighting began on May 10, Palestinian health officials say 228 people have been killed in aerial bombardments that have worsened Gaza's already dire humanitarian situation.

Israeli authorities put the death toll to date at 12 in Israel, where repeated rocket attacks have caused panic and sent people rushing into shelters.

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