United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for a ceasefire in Gaza, while Egypt affirmed its refusal to displace the population of the Strip to neighboring countries, against the backdrop of the ongoing Israeli occupation bombing.

Guterres stressed - during a press conference in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry - that Gaza needs aid on a large scale and on a sustainable basis, noting that a ceasefire is essential for the delivery of humanitarian aid.

Guterres called for the protection of civilians and the provision of humanitarian relief to the Gaza Strip, stressing that the attack on hospitals and schools violates international law.

On Tuesday evening, the Israeli occupation bombed Al-Baptisti Hospital, killing about 500 civilians, in addition to hundreds of wounded, while its sides are still groaning from the effects of the Israeli raid, as a number of families of the wounded and martyrs visit it in search of the remaining traces of their families.

Hundreds of families had taken refuge in the hospital after some of their homes were bombed, and others believed that it was safer than their homes, but the Israeli bombing caught up with them, and they were surprised by a missile in the crowded hospital yard.

Guterres pointed out that a solution cannot be reached without creating a free Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel.

He called on the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) to "release the hostages" it took on October 7, and also called on Israel to allow aid to arrive without restrictions.

For his part, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that there is no alternative but for the parties to return to the negotiating table to activate the two-state solution.

Shukri stressed that liquidating the Palestinian issue by displacing the population of Gaza to neighboring countries is out of the question and that there is no alternative but for the parties to return to the negotiating table and establish a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital.

On the 13th day of its war on Gaza, the Israeli army continues to bomb residential areas, resulting in the death of 3,785 Palestinians and the wounding of more than 12,000, the majority of whom are children and women.