Guterres says establishing a UN protectorate in Gaza 'not a solution' to unrest

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said establishing a UN protectorate in Gaza would not solve the unrest in the besieged enclave. 

On Monday, Guterres said a "transition period" involving Arab nations and the United States would work better and lead to the potential of a two-state solution. 

"[It is] important to be able to transform this tragedy into an opportunity...in a determined and irreversible way to a two-state solution," said Guterres. 

" I do not think that a UN protectorate in Gaza is a solution.

"Everybody needs to come together to create the conditions for the transition, allowing for a strengthened Palestinian Authority to assume responsibilites in Gaza."

Guterres also ruled out the idea of potentially bringing the Palestinian Authority into Gaza.