Palestinian UN Envoy Affirms Gaza Belongs to Palestinian People
"Gaza is not a piece of land that is hanging in the air for anyone to grab. It belongs to its people. It belongs to the Palestinian people," Mansour said during the opening session of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.
Mansour welcomed the Gaza ceasefire, acknowledging the cooperation of all parties involved, including the United States, but stressed that the agreement must be durable. He said it must "not be fragile," adding, "Israel should not continue to go and kill our people as they wish in the Gaza Strip and other parts of the occupied Palestinian territory."
He highlighted the critical need for humanitarian access, saying, "Humanitarian assistance has to be allowed to reach all corners of the Gaza Strip," and that "humanitarians, including the United Nations, including UNRWA (UN Palestinian refugee agency), should be allowed to continue carrying their mandates and their responsibilities."
Mansour also called for the start of the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, noting that the second phase of the ceasefire, signed in late October, is underway.
He reaffirmed that the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza "constitute a single territorial unit" that should be unified under the Palestinian Authority, stressing that Israel "must fully and without delay, withdraw from the Gaza Strip," calling it a crucial step for any international stabilization efforts.
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