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  • Aboul Gheit's statement on Palestine at representatives meeting
    التاريخ: 2024/04/03

    Mr. President, 

    Your Excellencies the Ambassadors, 

    Every diplomatic effort and political action undertaken in our meetings, various diplomatic corridors, and international forums to halt the brutal war in the Gaza Strip may not match the magnitude of the crime committed or the valour of the daily sacrifices made by Palestinians, shedding their blood and that of their children. However, it remains a necessary and imperative endeavour. This effort must persist and intensify until the six-month-long bloodshed comes to an end.

    Global stances have evolved, gradually aligning with the unified Arab position adopted from day one. This position is epitomised by the recent Security Council resolution, which, for the first time, called for an immediate ceasefire.

    It is a belated awakening, and it does not absolve those who remained silent for months of their responsibility for the shedding of Palestinian blood by the occupation forces and the atrocities committed in the Gaza Strip—bombings, killings, starvation, and displacements. It is as though we have regressed to a time before international norms distinguished between military and civilian targets, reverting to lawlessness and inhumanity.

    Just yesterday, the occupation forces callously killed seven relief workers in the Gaza Strip. Many countries, previously viewing this occupation as civilised—a notion inherently flawed—have now awakened to witness a blatant and scandalous display of the indiscriminate, ruthless, and inhumane manner in which it operates military operations against Gaza's civilians. What occurred was not an isolated incident, as Israel claims, but part of a recurring pattern. Nearly 200 aid workers have been killed since the onset of operations, including 176 from UNRWA alone. I fail to discern any difference between these individuals and the tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians and children mercilessly killed since the war began.

    Our diplomatic efforts must persist in bringing an end to the war and ensuring accountability for the crimes committed by Israel. We must vigorously advocate in all diplomatic arenas and global forums to attain a political framework for an independent Palestine. It is evident to the world that the current status quo is neither sustainable nor conducive to peace. The occupation cannot be deemed peaceful or civilised. The establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, remains the sole path to peace in Palestine, Israel, and the broader region.


    Thank you

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