Published October 26,2023
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The chairperson of the African Union Commission gave his full help Thursday to the UN chief for Antonio Guterres’ “principled position and leadership” amid criticism for remarks on Israel’s army actions in Gaza on the Security Council.
“I fully support the principled position and leadership of @antonioguterres and the work of the @UN in the Occupied Palestinian Territories,” Moussa Faki Mahamat wrote on X.
“It is in line with International law and with the @_AfricanUnion position and relevant United Nations Resolutions,” he added.
Guterres condemned the Oct. 7 assaults by Hamas when he addressed the Security Council on Tuesday, however he stated it “did not happen in a vacuum.”
“The Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation,” he stated.
“They have seen their land steadily devoured by settlements and plagued by violence; their economy stifled; their people displaced and their homes demolished. Their hopes for a political solution to their plight have been vanishing,” he added.
The feedback drew anger from Israel, which demanded Guterres resign.
Guterres stated he was “shocked by the misinterpretations” of his remarks and reiterated his attraction for a right away humanitarian cease-fire to “ease suffering, make the delivery of aid easier and safer, and facilitate the release of hostages.”
The battle in Gaza started when the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, initiated Operation Al-Aqsa Flood — a multi-pronged shock assault that included a barrage of rocket launches and infiltrations into Israel by land, sea and air.
Hamas stated the incursion was in retaliation for the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and rising violence by Israeli settlers in opposition to Palestinians.
The Israeli army then launched a relentless bombardment of Hamas targets within the Gaza Strip.
Nearly 8,000 folks have been killed within the battle, together with at the very least 7,028 Palestinians and 1,400 Israelis.
Gaza’s 2.3 million residents have been working out of meals, water, drugs, and gas, and support convoys allowed into Gaza have carried solely a fraction of what’s wanted.
Source: www.anews.com.tr