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Palestinian representative urges U.N. action, rejects Gaza displacement and defends UNRWA funding
Summary
At a United Nations Security Council meeting, the Palestinian representative criticized a Security Council failure to adopt a resolution, rejected proposals to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, reported large returns to northern Gaza and urged continued funding for the U.N. agency serving Palestinian refugees.
The Palestinian representative told the United Nations Security Council that one council member blocked adoption of a Security Council product and urged continued international pressure to stop what he called “this aggression” against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
He said the Palestinian leadership will “not stop knocking on the door of the Security Council and all parts of the United Nations” and called for a cessation of violence so civilians can be spared further destruction.
The representative rejected proposals to move Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip, saying, “We reject displacing the Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip.” He added that Gaza is part of Palestine and that Palestinians “want to rebuild the schools, the hospitals, the roads, the infrastructures, and the buildings and the homes.”
Addressing a suggestion reported during the meeting that Palestinians should be relocated, the representative said Egypt and Jordan had given “a clear answer” rejecting the displacement of Gaza’s population and listed Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Palestine as states that oppose relocating Palestinians from the territory.
The representative said large numbers of people have returned to northern Gaza, stating that “in 2 days, in a span of few hours, 400000 Palestinians walking returned to the northern part of the Gaza Strip.” He urged respect for the wishes of those who choose to return.
He also defended funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), calling it “the most successful story of success of multilateralism” in humanitarian assistance and saying Palestinian refugees are entitled to its services. He said many countries that fund and support UNRWA have pledged to continue paying and defending the agency’s mandate.
The representative criticized what he described as one Security Council member’s refusal to allow a product to be adopted and said the Palestinian delegation would continue working with the Arab Group, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and other U.N. partners to press for action. He referenced an earlier question about a U.S. comment on Gaza and said that if funding decisions limiting support to Palestinian refugees were being reiterated, “it’s very unfortunate.”
No formal vote totals or a named outcome were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The remarks in the transcript are a mix of public statements and appeals to member states and U.N. bodies; the representative framed them as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts rather than as a report of a binding Security Council decision.
