UN chief recalls meeting with captive's parents, calls for release of captives and end to Gaza war

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the release of all Israeli captives and an end to the war on Gaza after the Israeli army recovered the bodies of six dead captives.

"I will never forget my meeting last October with the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and other hostage families," Guterres said on X. "Today’s tragic news is a devastating reminder of the need for the unconditional release of all hostages and an end to the nightmare of war in Gaza."

The body of Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American whose parents recently spoke at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), was among those recovered by the army.

I will never forget my meeting last October with the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and other hostage families. Today's tragic news is a devastating reminder of the need for the unconditional release of all hostages and an end to the nightmare of war in Gaza.

— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) September 1, 2024