UN Meeting On Israel-Palestinian Clash Ends With No Resolution

In opening remarks, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres described the between Israel and Palestinian Hamas hostilities as “utterly appalling”.  The events have caused unconscionable death, immense suffering and damage to vital infrastructure.  “Fighting must stop,” he stressed.  The United Nations is actively engaging all sides towards an immediate ceasefire.

He deplored the increasingly large numbers of Palestinian civilian casualties in Gaza from Israeli air strikes, as well as Israeli fatalities from rockets launched from Gaza.  He also expressed deep concern over violent clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, where Palestinian families are under threat of eviction.  In Israel, violence by vigilante-style groups and mobs has added another horrendous dimension to the crisis.  Leaders on all sides have a responsibility to curb inflammatory rhetoric and calm the rising tensions.

“The fighting has the potential to unleash an uncontainable security and humanitarian crisis” and to foster extremism — not only in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, but in the region as a whole, he stressed.

Thousands of Palestinians have been forced to leave their homes in Gaza to shelter in schools, mosques and other places with limited access to water, food, hygiene or health services, he continued.  Israeli civilians, meanwhile, live in fear of rockets launched from Gaza

According to preliminary numbers, he said, 177 Palestinians and 10 Israelis have been killed by Israeli air strikes and Palestinian militant rockets.  Israeli official sources say that Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other militants have launched more than 2,900 indiscriminate rockets from Gaza towards Israel.  Nine Israelis, including five women and two children, and one Indian national were killed and over 250 injured.  Rockets have reached as far as the outskirts of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and its suburbs, and Ben Gurion airport. 

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While a significant number of rockets were intercepted by Iron Dome, 450 fell in built up areas and many others landed short inside Gaza, accounting for Palestinian casualties.  Direct hits have been reported in multiple locations, causing damage to residential and commercial property, as well as a school and a crude oil pipeline.

Meanwhile, Turkey calls for Muslim nations to unite against Israel …Erdogan who heads the Organisation of Islamic Cooporation OIC said muslim countries that do not support palestinians now is clearly against Islam.

Turkey is also calling on Russia for support  Erdogan  is proposing deploying troops to Palestinians, While the United states pentagon, Biden led administration is withdrawing its troops from Israel.

Israel is the only democracy in the middle east yet the world and the inernational community points acusing fingers to its defensive position…

Hamas is designated oficially by the US government as a terrorist organisation.