U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres 'Shaken' And 'Disturbed' By Israeli Attacks On Palestinians

JAKARTA - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is reportedly "shaken" by the high death toll in the Gaza Strip. Guterres also felt "deeply disturbed" by israeli airstrikes that destroyed a tower containing a number of international media offices.

Reported from france 24 page, Sunday 16 May, Guterres's comments came after Israel pounded Gaza through airstrikes that killed 10 people from one family. The attack also destroyed a 13-story tower called al-Jalaa.

"The secretary-general is reeling from the growing number of civilian casualties, including the deaths of 10 people from one family," Guterres spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

"He was also deeply disturbed by the destruction of a tall building in Gaza city that houses a number of international media offices and several apartment units," Dujarric said of Guterres' remarks.

Dujarric added that Guterres also reminded all sides that attacking civilians and media buildings is a violation of international rules. That, guterrses said, should be avoided as much as possible.

For information, a series of airstrikes from Israel since May 10 have killed 145 people, including 41 children, and wounded 1,100 others. It was the worst act of violence in the region since 2014.

While in Gaza, Hamas has fired at least 2,300 rockets towards Israel. The death toll from the Hamas attack reached 10 people, including a young child and one soldier, with more than 560 wounded.

Israel's air defense system, the Iron Dome, has intercepted most of the rockets Hamas launches.