Article Author:
Associated Press
Edith M. Lederer
UN (AP) — The UN Middle East envoy said on Monday that the ceasefire between Israeli and Palestinian militants was "fragile" and "violent." The chain” will only stop when an independent Palestinian state coexists with Israel.
At the latest emergency UN Security Council meeting on violence, Tall Wensland urged the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and the international community to “make meaningful progress towards a viable two-state solution.” "Intensify diplomatic efforts to return to negotiations."
An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire took effect late Sunday, ending the worst series of violence since his 11-day war between Israel and Hamas last year. Israel withdrew from Gaza in her 2005 and has fought his four wars with Hamas since Hamas won his 2006 Gaza elections and seized power from Fatah in 2007. .
Israel launched attacks last Friday targeting Islamic jihadists in Gaza, saying it faced "concrete threats" from extremist groups. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, nearly three days of violence killed 46 Palestinians, including 15 children and four of her women, and injured 311, while a UN special envoy said 70 Israelis. people were injured.
Wensland condemned indiscriminate Palestinian rocket launches targeting Israeli populated areas. He acknowledged Israeli security concerns, but stressed that any use of force "must be proportionate" and took "all practicable steps" to avoid civilian casualties.
A UN envoy said that the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire "helped prevent the outbreak of full-scale war" and that "a resumption of hostilities would have devastating consequences for the Palestinians and Israelis." It will only bring about and make political progress elusive," he warned.
Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, said the Palestinian people were "powerless" and urged the Security Council to take action to ensure their protection.
"As the highest agency responsible for maintaining international peace and security, [Israel] will, within a few years, impose an inhumane blockade on 2 million people [Gaza]. Half of them are children. Does anyone say enough?" he asked. "How many more children must be buried until someone says enough?
Mansour said the current situation was "extremely unsustainable" and that the Security Council "must not wait until the next war or the next election." requested that • State settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
US Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield told the Council that President Joe Biden, who visited the region in July, reaffirmed that "the United States remains deeply committed to a two-state solution." said he did.
The United States urges all parties "to refrain from unilateral actions that jeopardize progress," she said.
"We urge all Member States to stabilize the situation on the ground, bring economic benefits to the Palestinian people, and revitalize the political horizon to meet the needs of both Israel and Palestine. I call on you to join us in any relief measures we can,” said Thomas Greenfield.
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan told the Security Council that the Israeli military had taken action "to protect the civilian population and defend the country", and that the "surprising "With precision and extreme precision," he said, he did everything. Minimize civilian casualties.
"With these extensive and documented precautions, no other military has such a low collateral damage rate. Again, no other military," Erdan told the council. .
He stressed that the only reason Gaza is in its current situation is that Hamas and Islamic Jihad have chosen "terrorism and violence over coexistence and peace."
"There is no other explanation," Eldan said. "The only remedy for the Gazans is for their leaders to stop trying to annihilate Israel and stop investing resources in terrorist infrastructure."