Israeli actions 'against Palestinian people, especially in Gaza, violate all prohibitions outlined in Genocide Convention, committing war crimes, crimes against humanity in occupied Palestinian territories,' says Palestine's Permanent Observer to UN
Awad al-Rajoub |10.08.2024 - TRT/AA
Ramallah
Palestine renewed its call Friday for international action to halt the genocide in the Gaza Strip and address the threat "posed by Israel to international peace and security."
It was made in letters sent by Palestine's envoy to the UN, Riyad Mansour, to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, General Assembly President Dennis Francis and the President of the Security Council for August, Sierra Leone.
Mansour reiterated calls to the international community, particularly the Security Council and General Assembly, to take immediate action to hold Israel accountable for its crimes and achieve justice for the Palestinian people.
He wants to end the threat posed by Israel to international peace and security to save endangered lives and complete the prospects for a just resolution to the grave injustice.
Mansour said Israel's actions are "against the Palestinian people, especially in Gaza, violate all prohibitions outlined in the Genocide Convention, committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza and other occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, on an unprecedented scale that shocks human conscience."
"For 10 months, the world has watched this horrific genocide and witnessed the most heinous atrocities, yet has failed to act to protect Palestinian civilians, neglecting the most serious commitments under the Charter and customary international law binding on all nations," he said.
Mansour noted that Israel targets Palestinian civilians with "all forms of lethal weapons, violating every rule of international law designed to protect civilians in armed conflict."
He said Israel’s targeting civilians is "systematic and deliberate” and pointed out that the destruction of schools, including the demolition of 190 UN Refugee Agency facilities, has left more than 600,000 children without access to education, and the destruction of Gaza's 19 universities has deprived over 88,000 young people of higher education, "jeopardizing the future of an entire generation."
Mansour informed officials that the death toll in 10 months of the Israeli onslaught is extremely high, mostly women and children and Tel Aviv has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians.
"This horrific list of victims does not include 10,000 people estimated to be missing, most of whom are believed to be buried under rubble or in mass graves," he said.
He emphasized that the international community’s failure to hold Israel accountable for its blatant violations of resolutions and grave violations of international law, including humanitarian and human rights law, has only increased Israel’s impunity, leading to catastrophic consequences.
*Writing by Alperen Aktas from Istanbul
Israeli attack on Gazan worshippers stems from world’s failure to halt Gaza genocide: Palestine
At least 100 worshippers killed when Israeli army targeted school where displaced Palestinians performed prayers, according to Gaza Media Office
Awad Rjoub |11.08.2024 -
RAMALLAH, Palestine
Palestine said Saturday that it considered the failure of the international community and its institutions to be the reason for a deadly Israeli attack on the Al-Tabin School in Gaza City.
At least 100 worshippers were killed and several injured when Israeli aircraft targeted Palestinians performing fajr (dawn) prayers at the Al-Tabin School in the Al-Daraj neighborhood.
“The massacre at the Al-Tabin School is a result of the failure of the international community and its institutions, including the (UN) Security Council, to fulfill their responsibilities in stopping the genocide against the Palestinian people,” the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
It said that “the illegal Israeli occupation is inhumane and must be held accountable and punished for its crimes, along with any states or entities complicit in these atrocities.”
The foreign ministry demanded an immediate convening of the UN Security Council “to implement its resolutions and compel Israel, the illegal occupying power, to comply with international law and UN resolutions.”
With the bombing of the Al-Tabin school, the number of schools targeted by Israel in Gaza City in the last week has increased to six, according to an Anadolu tally.
Despite appeals Thursday from mediators, including Egypt, the US and Qatar, to stop hostilities, reach a cease-fire and a hostage exchange agreement, Israel persists with its deadly onslaught against Gaza.
The Israeli onslaught has killed nearly 39,800 victims since October following a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas.
Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered it to immediately halt its military operation in the southern city of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.
*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala
At least 100 worshippers killed when Israeli army targeted school where displaced Palestinians performed prayers, according to Gaza Media Office
Awad Rjoub |11.08.2024 -
RAMALLAH, Palestine
Palestine said Saturday that it considered the failure of the international community and its institutions to be the reason for a deadly Israeli attack on the Al-Tabin School in Gaza City.
At least 100 worshippers were killed and several injured when Israeli aircraft targeted Palestinians performing fajr (dawn) prayers at the Al-Tabin School in the Al-Daraj neighborhood.
“The massacre at the Al-Tabin School is a result of the failure of the international community and its institutions, including the (UN) Security Council, to fulfill their responsibilities in stopping the genocide against the Palestinian people,” the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
It said that “the illegal Israeli occupation is inhumane and must be held accountable and punished for its crimes, along with any states or entities complicit in these atrocities.”
The foreign ministry demanded an immediate convening of the UN Security Council “to implement its resolutions and compel Israel, the illegal occupying power, to comply with international law and UN resolutions.”
With the bombing of the Al-Tabin school, the number of schools targeted by Israel in Gaza City in the last week has increased to six, according to an Anadolu tally.
Despite appeals Thursday from mediators, including Egypt, the US and Qatar, to stop hostilities, reach a cease-fire and a hostage exchange agreement, Israel persists with its deadly onslaught against Gaza.
The Israeli onslaught has killed nearly 39,800 victims since October following a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas.
Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered it to immediately halt its military operation in the southern city of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.
*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala
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