On Thursday evening, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his deep concern over the demolitions carried out by "Israel" of Palestinian properties in the village of Humsa al-Fouqa in the northern Jordan Valley yesterday.
"Such actions are contrary to international law and could undermine the chances of establishing a viable and geographically contiguous Palestinian state," Guterres said during a press conference in New York, followed by UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric. Guterres renewed his call "to the Israeli authorities to stop the demolitions and seizure of Palestinian property in the occupied West Bank." According to UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric, "the Israeli army prevented representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), NGOs, and member states from accessing Khirbet Humsa al-Fouqa during the demolitions," stressing "the need for access to provide assistance." humanity and assessment of the situation.
