UN secretary-general: Hamas attack 'can never justify collective punishment'

Antonio Guterres, the UN secretary-general, said at the Cairo peace summit that the Hamas attack on Israel "can never justify collective punishment of the Palestinian people". 

At the summit, British Foreign Minister James Cleverly told attendees that he had asked the Israeli government to act in accordance with international law and protect civilian lives in Gaza. "Despite the difficult and unusual circumstances, I called on the Israeli army to act with discipline, professionalism and restraint," he said.