Groundhog day
UN chief repeats call for ceasefire
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has again pressed for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as Israel’s military ramps up attacks on Gaza City in preparation to seize it.
“It is vital to reach immediately a ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages, and to avoid the massive death and destruction that a military operation against Gaza would inevitably cause,” Guterres wrote in a post on X.
He also criticised Israel’s so-called E1 settlement expansion project in the occupied West Bank, calling it an “illegal” plan that would “divide the West Bank”.
It is vital to reach immediately a ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages, and to avoid the massive death and destruction that a military operation against Gaza would inevitably cause.
Simultaneously, the decision by the Israeli authorities to expand… pic.twitter.com/oqf6q6vo5N
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) August 21, 2025
‘Ceasefire now’: UNRWA warns against loss of third school year in Gaza
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has once again called for a ceasefire in Gaza, highlighting that children in the coastal enclave face a third year without school.
“Instead of learning, children spend their time searching for water and food,” it said in a post on X. “Children urgently need a Ceasefire Now so they can go back to learning and reconnect with whatever is left of their childhood.”
According to UNRWA, nearly 88 percent of all school buildings have been directly hit since the war on Gaza began in October 2023.
Children in #Gaza have already lost two school years.
They are about to lose a third year.
Instead of learning, children spend their time searching for water and food.
Children urgently need a #CeasefireNow so they can go back to learning and reconnect with whatever is left… pic.twitter.com/wzzzdKAvFP
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) August 21, 2025
Israeli protesters in Tel Aviv demand action to bring back captives
Protesters hold signs and cutout pictures of captives as they protest, demanding the immediate release of the captives held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 21
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