While opening the 10th emergency special session of the General Assembly on Wednesday, the UN General Assembly chief reminded the delegates that so far 43 thousand Palestinians have lost their lives and more than one lakh have been injured in the Gaza war. Most of them are women and children. Reiterating his demand for immediate implementation of ceasefire in Gaza, unconditional release of all hostages, unhindered supply of humanitarian aid to the needy, he said that all the warring parties will have to fully comply with international humanitarian law. According to Philemon Yang, “The demands of the international community are very clear, but still the Security Council is helpless, and is failing in its responsibility to maintain peace and security.” It is unable to fulfill its primary responsibility.” The General Assembly chief said that this conflict can end only when Israel and Palestine live with each other as sovereign, independent nations in peace, security and dignity. Underlined the important role of the UN Agency for Refugees (UNRWA) and pointed out that food, water, protection, medical care and other services are being delivered to millions of Palestinians in extremely challenging circumstances. But despite this important humanitarian aid operation, UNRWA’s future in the occupied Palestinian territory is at risk. The General Assembly chief warned that the implementation of two laws targeting UNRWA’s activities by the Israeli Parliament could lead to the UN agency It will not be possible for it to continue its vital work in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Palestinian representative Riyad Mansour, addressing the General Assembly, said that ethnic cleansing is being carried out in broad daylight in northern Gaza. Every hour, every day, more and more Palestinian women and children are being killed, he said. And men are becoming victims of Israeli attacks. Lives are being lost, families are being destroyed and an entire population is being terrorized, brutalized and traumatized. Riyad Mansour said that even after 424 days, the genocide continues and the manner in which the most serious crimes are being carried out Such brutality has not been seen since the Second World War. He questioned how this is possible, how can the world allow this to happen? Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Danny Danon, said that every year, the same exercise takes place in the UN General Assembly, and through the same boring resolutions. Efforts are made to make Israel the villain. He said that through these steps the bias and prejudice of the UN is visible to everyone. The Israeli representative noted that it began 77 years ago, when the UN General Assembly voted on the UN Partition Plan, “a moment that gave Israelis and Palestinians the opportunity to live side by side in peace. Israel said yes, the Arab world said no. They rejected co-existence, instead war was declared on the nascent Jewish state.” Danny Denon said that the attacks on Israel and civilians on October 7 last year should have shaken the soul of the world, but There was silence in the assembly and not a single resolution was passed condemning Hamas.
