He Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterresassured on Monday that in the current conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in Gaza, the world is witnessing “unprecedented and incomparable” civilian death rate regarding any other conflict since he took the reins of the organization in 2017.

Asked at a press conference about the latest report on the issue, Guterres said that all reports published during his mandate on children and minors in conflict make it clear that the current war in Gaza is a witness thousands more deaths than in conflicts like those in Yemen and Syria..

Without discussing the exact figures published by the Gaza Ministry of Health, and in a brief speech on the topic during the conference, he stated that “Clearly we have had thousands of children die in just a few weeks.”.

Latest reports released by the health agency show that In total, more than 13 thousand civilians died in the enclave Since Hamas decided to attack Israel on October 7, the offensive triggered numerous bombings and an Israeli ground operation in the north of the strip.

“That’s what’s important. We are witnessing a massacre of civilians that has no precedent or comparison in any conflict since I have been Secretary-General.“, he decreed.

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Also addressing the question of how the region can move forward after the fighting stops, the UN chief said it was “important to be able to turn this tragedy into an opportunity.” “For this to be possible, it is necessary that after the war we move decisively and irreversibly towards two state solution“, he told reporters.

“After the war, it is necessary to have a strengthened Palestinian authority that takes responsibility in Gaza,” he said.

In this regard, he noted that Palestinian AuthorityIsrael, which governs the West Bank and was ousted from the Gaza Strip in 2006 by Hamas, cannot take control as long as Israeli tanks remain, so there must be a “transition period.”

“I don’t believe that a UN protectorate in the Gaza Strip is the solution.. “I think we need a multilateral approach, where different countries, different actors collaborate,” he added about the role of the international organization in this possible transition.

Meanwhile in Gaza, publication in X belonging UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) described the situation in shelters as “uninhabitable”saying Gazans have “no choice” for a safe place in the face of Israel’s response.

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Tom White, director of UNRWA, says that 73 people died in shelters Today, “most of them are in the south.”

“The truth is that Gazans have nowhere to go to be safe and all of them are exposed to the threat of military operations and especially airstrikes,” he added.

(According to UN information)