UN chief condemns ‘endless’ Gaza horrors as Israel presses offensive

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned the “endless catalogue of horrors” in Gaza, as the territory’s civil defence reported at least 31 killed by Israeli forces since dawn.

Israel, whose military is preparing to conquer Gaza City, is under mounting pressure at home and abroad to end its almost two-year offensive in the Palestinian territory, where the United Nations has declared a famine.

The vast majority of Gaza’s population of more than two million people has been…