UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated on Thursday that he understands Israel's "legitimate" concerns regarding its security, but that escalation "is not the solution." In a statement to journalists, he noted that "the use of airstrikes is inconsistent with carrying out law enforcement operations," following a military operation carried out by Israel in the Jenin camp in the West Bank, which Guterres described as "the worst acts of violence in the West Bank."