'We haven’t said categorically that we’re not giving visas,' asserts Israeli envoy after outcry over UN chief's remark that Hamas onslaught 'did not happen in a vacuum'
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Thousands of desperate residents break into warehouses, stealing staples and hygiene supplies as conditions worsen amid siege; UN chief Guterres urges ceasefire to end 'nightmare'
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Guterres stresses Palestinian grievances don't justify October 7 massacre, a day after saying it didn't take place in 'vacuum'; Israel's UN envoy rejects clarification
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After UN chief says terrorist massacres 'didn't happen in vacuum,' Foreign Ministry says words 'tarnish both him and organization he heads'; Edelstein says they fan antisemitism

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is heckled during speech; UN Secretary General Guterres meets with families after his controversial comments on Hamas attack

Israeli envoy calls remarks from Guterres a justification for terror, as FM cancels meeting with him; Gantz accuses secretary-general of being a 'terror apologist'

At Cairo 'peace summit,' Guterres says Gazans living through 'humanitarian catastrophe'; PA's Abbas vows to prevent 'second Nakba'; Jordan slams world silence on Palestinian deaths

Egypt-Gaza crossing scheduled to open Friday, allowing aid to enter Gaza for first time since start of war

Prime minister accuses United Nations of 'baseless criticism' of Jewish state; secretary-general discusses 'ending occupation' in talk with Palestinian president

Addressing UN, US president also touts commitment to stopping Iran from getting nukes; Guterres decries 'escalating violence, bloodshed in the occupied Palestinian territory'