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‘Gazans enduring darkest chapter in modern history’

Mustafa highlighted the escalating humanitarian crisis, attributing it to Israel’s illegal occupation..reports Asian Lite News

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa warned UN member states on Monday that the people of Gaza are “enduring one of the darkest chapters in modern history.”

He emphasized that Palestinians are committed to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, aiming for a future rooted in human dignity and shared prosperity. However, Mustafa highlighted the escalating humanitarian crisis, attributing it to Israel’s illegal occupation.

“For nearly a year, Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza has inflicted unprecedented loss, suffering, and humanitarian catastrophe,” Mustafa stated, while also noting that Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, face ongoing systemic threats.

He added, “For over 76 years, Palestinians have endured multiple man-made catastrophes, undermining our pursuit of justice, peace, and prosperity. Despite this, we remain steadfast, with human capital as our greatest asset.”

Last week, the the UN General Assembly (UNGA) had passed a non-binding resolution demanding an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory within the next 12 months by an overwhelming margin.

The resolution was adopted with 124 votes in favour, 14 against and 43 abstentions, during the UNGA’s 10th emergency special session considering Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Xinhua news agency reported.

The resolution demanding that Israel comply with all its legal obligations under international law, including advisory opinions by the International Court of Justice, was introduced by the State of Palestine on Tuesday and was co-sponsored by more than two dozen nations.

By the newly adopted resolution, the UNGA “demands that Israel brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which constitutes a wrongful act of a continuing character entailing its international responsibility and do so no later than 12 months from the adoption of the present resolution”.

The UNGA also demands that Israel comply without delay with all its legal obligations under international law, including as stipulated by the International Court of Justice.

Introducing the draft resolution, Riyad Mansour, the permanent observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, called for the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

He said the Palestinian people have been steadfast in the pursuit of their inalienable rights, just like all other citizens worldwide who seek self-determination.

“The Palestinians want to live, not survive — they want to be safe in their homes, they want their children to go to school without fear. They want to be free in reality as they are in spirit,” said Mansour.

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