Israel stepped up its military offensive in Gaza, ignited by an attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on October 7, 2023, earlier this month, while mediators push for a ceasefire that remains elusive.
“Since the resumption of hostilities in Gaza, the already horrific existence of civilians has only sunk further into the abyss. This is manmade,“ Sigrid Kaag, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, told the Council.
The aid that is now coming in “is comparable to a lifeboat after the ship has sunk,“ she said.
And she called for collective action to revive a two-state solution, saying that a high-level international conference in June presents a “critical opportunity.”
When speaking of people in Gaza, “the words empathy, solidarity and support have lost their meaning,“ Kaag said.
'Why didn't I die?'
“I am here because I have witnessed what is happening in Gaza with my own eyes, especially to children, and I cannot pretend not to have seen it. You too, cannot claim ignorance,“ said Dr Feroze Sidhwa.
Children are “supposed to be protected,“ he said, but “in Gaza, those protections are simply gone.”
“According to the War Child Alliance, nearly half of Gaza's children are suicidal,“ he said.
The Israeli ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, blamed Hamas for the situation in Gaza.
“There is suffering in Gaza, but the blame is on the shoulders of Hamas ... so they will continue to be suffering until Hamas will understand that they will not stay in Gaza,“ he told reporters.
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