Published January 03,2025
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Several members of the UN Security Council on Friday expressed concern over Israeli assaults on the hospitals within the Gaza Strip.
“The deliberate targeting of hospitals medical personnel, patients and wounded defies every principle of humanitarian law and has no justification,” Asim Iftikhar, Pakistan’s envoy to the UN informed a Security Council assembly on the state of affairs within the Middle East.
The assembly got here following final week’s raid on the Kamal Adwan Hospital and the arbitrary arrest and detention of its director, Hussam Abu Safiya.
Iftikhar stated nowhere on earth is worldwide humanitarian legislation being “trampled” as is the case in Gaza, noting that Israeli actions are with out justification and urgently require accountability.
“The scale of this genocidal campaign is staggering. Its intent unmistakable. Gaza’s homes, schools, hospitals and even its cultural heritage lay in ruins. Even the UN and its personnel have not been spared. This is not a war,” stated Iftikhar.
“It is a campaign of dispossession, ethnic cleansing and annihilation, the indiscriminate bombing of civilians and the systematic destruction of critical infrastructure are not isolated incidents. These are calculated acts aimed at erasing an entire people from their homeland,” he stated.
The ambassador additionally known as on the Council to shoulder its accountability and to not flip a “blind eye” to the tragedy. “Silence is complicity,” he added.
– ‘Israel should obey worldwide humanitarian legislation’
France’s envoy to the UN, Nicolas de Riviere, stated France condemns the current Israeli navy operations concentrating on a number of hospitals, specifically that of Kamal Adwan.
“Israel must obey international humanitarian law. This requires respect for and protection of medical staff and infrastructure,” he stated.
Calling on Israel to permit humanitarian assist, de Riviere stated all crossing factors must be open and humanitarian convoys and workers should be protected.
Algeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Amar Bendjama stated ongoing Israeli aggression in opposition to the Palestinian individuals, significantly in Gaza, has a “clear and alarming objective” which is “ethnic cleansing” particularly in Gaza’s north.
“The Israeli occupying power aims to erode the resilience of the Palestinian people. We must act together to put an end to this tragedy,” he stated.
Bendjama additionally known as on the Council to demand an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” cease-fire in Gaza.
US deputy everlasting consultant to the UN, Dorothy Shea stated civilians can’t be left with out functioning hospitals or sufficient medical care.
“It is vital for Israel to comply with international humanitarian law and to take every possible step to prevent civilian harm, notably as it relates to patients receiving care at Kamal Adwan Hospital, and medical professionals dedicated to treating the population,” she stated.
The US made clear to Israel that it should do extra to handle these preventable humanitarian shortfalls, Shea added.
Russian envoy to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya stated Moscow is “gravely concerned” at Israel’s ongoing shelling and bombardment of civilian objects on the territory of the Gaza Strip.
Calling on Israel to obey with the worldwide humanitarian legislation, Nebenzya stated hospitals can not turn out to be battlefields.
“They may not be used for military purposes. And medical workers need to have opportunities to unimpededly fulfill their civilian duty and their moral duty,” he added.
Israel has killed greater than 45,550 victims, largely girls and kids, in Gaza since a Hamas assault on Oct. 7, 2023.
In November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for struggle crimes and crimes in opposition to humanity in Gaza.
Israel additionally faces a genocide case on the International Court of Justice for its struggle on the enclave.
Source: www.anews.com.tr