Unicef accuses Israel of “collective punishment” of Palestinians in briefings to UN Security Council
Israel’s UN ambassador Gilad Erdan wears a yellow Star of David as he addresses members of the UN Security Council. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/APagency for Palestinian refugees told a UN emergency meeting “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire has become a matter of life and death for millions”, accusing
According to the latest figures from Gaza’s ministry of health, more than 8,300 people have been killed – 66 per cent of them women and children – and tens of thousands injured, the UN humanitarian office said. Mr Lazzarini said: “This surpasses the number of children killed annually across the world’s conflict zones since 2019. This cannot be collateral damage.”
Mr Lazzarini said “the handful of convoys” allowed into Gaza through the Rafah crossing from Egypt in recent days “is nothing compared to the needs of more than 2 million people trapped in Gaza”. Stressing that all innocent civilians must be protected, she said the council must call “for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, address the immense humanitarian needs of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, affirm Israel’s right to defend itself from terrorism, and remind all actors that international humanitarian law must be respected”.
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