UN chief: refusal to accept two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians ‘unacceptable’

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, said on Saturday that abandoning the two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict was ‘unacceptable’, saying it would prolong the conflict, threaten global peace and fuel extremism. Speaking at the 19th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Kampala, Uganda, Guterres said the number of civilian casualties in Gaza over such a short period of time was unprecedented, adding that 152 UN staff members had been killed since the war started last year