UN chief visits Gaza border as Israel vows to attack Rafah despite international condemnation

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres has arrived in northern Egypt as part of his visit to the Gaza border after Israel vowed to send its troops to fight Hamas in the nearby city of Rafah, even without United States support. "Secretary-General ⁦has just arrived in North Sinai, #Egypt. This is his first stop during his annual Ramadan solidarity visit to the region," the UN spokesperson posted this morning on X/Twitter. During his visit, Guterres plans to reiterate his call for a humanitarian ceasefire, though renewed international pressure has so far failed to dissuade Israel from the planned ground offensive in Rafah,…