There are no safe zones left in Gaza amid Israeli strikes, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzia said on Friday.
“(Israel’s) deliberate strikes on civilian facilities are a blatant violation of international humanitarian law,” Nebenzia pointed out at a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
“The mosques (that came under attack) are located in the south of the Gaza Strip, which confirms that there are simply no safe zones for civilians in the enclave anymore,” Nebenzia added.
The Israeli occupation renewed on Saturday morning their attacks against the vicinity of hospitals in the besieged Gaza Strip. https://t.co/MSaWIM1uKP pic.twitter.com/SyVz2n3iMn
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Nebenzia also stressed that it is impossible to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East without resolving the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
“The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a key issue and without resolving it, it is impossible to hope for a lasting peace in the Middle East,” he said.
“In recent years, we have been stating (..) that shelving the entire international legal framework related to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will lead to an escalation and the whole world will have to search for a solution,” Nebenzia pointed out.
Fierce clashes continue in Gaza as Palestinian fighters continue to block the Israeli military’s attempt to reach various hospitals in Gaza City, where tens of thousands of refugees are taking shelter.https://t.co/zublHYmrWz pic.twitter.com/zFLzWF34C5
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The envoy stressed that resolving the Israeli-Palestinian issue “should in no way involve attempts to drive the Palestinian people from their homeland.”
A real solution to this “long-standing” issue should be based on international law, Nebenzia stressed.
Israel has, thus far, killed over 11,078 – including 4,506 children and 3,027 women – and wounded 27,409. Palestinian Ministry of Health reports and international organizations say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children.
(PC, TASS)
