2023-12-07T10:06:06+00:00
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/ Today, Thursday, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the initiative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, in calling for a session of the UN Security Council to assume its responsibilities for an immediate ceasefire, against the backdrop of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry considered, in a statement, “Guterres’ step as very necessary, consistent with the tasks assigned to the Council and the institutions of international legitimacy, and consistent with the widespread international warnings about the repercussions of the humanitarian catastrophe that befell Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, as a result of the genocidal war waged by Israel.” .
The Ministry strongly condemned “the attack and incitement carried out by the occupying state and its officials against the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and considers it political terrorism to discourage the Secretary-General of the United Nations from performing his role and carrying out his duties, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, international law and human rights principles,” calling on “world leaders and countries to support the Guterres initiative.” And rally around it to push the Security Council to fulfill its obligations and decide on a ceasefire,” according to the statement.
Earlier, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen strongly criticized the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, as he considered that “Guterres’ mandate represents a threat to world peace,” after the latter requested the activation of a rare mechanism in the UN Security Council regarding the war in the Gaza Strip. Gaza.
Cohen said on the “X” platform: “Guterres’ mandate poses a threat to world peace,” noting that his request to activate Article 99 and call for a ceasefire in Gaza constitutes “support for the terrorist organization Hamas and an endorsement of the killing of the elderly, the kidnapping of children, and the rape of women,” according to Saying it.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, had sent an unprecedented message (to activate Article 99 of the Charter of the United Nations) to the UN Security Council regarding the Israeli war on Gaza, warning of its dangers at the global level, and that public order in the Strip was about to collapse completely. .