The Palestinian representative to the United Nations, Riad Mansur, He broke down during his speech when talking about the situation in the Gaza Strip, in the midst of the devastating Israeli military offensive who, in his words, has already left more than 54,000 dead.
“How can anyone endure this pain?”Mansur asked visibly affected, on the edge of crying. “Flames and hunger are devouring Palestinian children. Seeing this situation without having the courage to act is unbearable for any normal human being.”
During his speech, the Palestinian diplomat crudely reported the impact of the conflict on the most vulnerable: More than 1,300 dead children and about 4,000 injured since the resumption of fighting in Marchwhen Israel broke the high fire. “Dozens of children are starving. Mothers’ images hugging their children’s motionless bodies, stroking their hair, apologizing …” he said among pauses.
Mansur denounced international inaction and hardly charged Israel’s government, accusing him of Use blocking and control of humanitarian aid as repression tools. “There is cruelty in bombings, in unbridled destruction, in the blockade and even in the limited distribution of help,” he said.
Question Israel’s humanitarian intention
The diplomat insisted that If Israel had a true humanitarian intention, it would allow the total and safe entry of help Through border crossings, in coordination with agencies such as UNRWA. Instead, he said, what is lived in Gaza “is a strategy to make life unfeasible,” forcing the Palestinians to the exodus. “Israel’s real concern is how to get rid of the Palestinians: killing them hunger or destroying gaza, “he denounced.
Mansur also directly criticized Israeli prime minister, Benjamín Netanyahufor “mocking” the complaints of famine, despite the “overwhelming evidence” and eleven weeks of total blocking. “This is outraged to the Palestinian people, To all, including me “, concluded visibly excited.
