The United Nations Security Council met yesterday urgently and behind closed doors, without what was discussed. The EU as well as countries such as Spain, France and Australia have condemned the attack. Colombia has gone further and has announced the suspension of arms purchases from Israel.
“Horror”, “condemnation” and even “genocide”. These are the words most used by the international community after the attack that Israel perpetrated against the civilian population waiting to receive humanitarian aid in Gaza.
The secretary general of the UN, António Guterres, has condemned the massacre, and has once again demanded a ceasefire in the Strip. “Desperate civilians in Gaza need urgent help, including those in the besieged north, where the UN has been unable to deliver aid for more than a week,” said his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric.
Hours earlier, the UN Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, expressed himself “dismayed” after the death of dozens of people. “Even now that almost five months of brutal hostilities have passed, Gaza still has the capacity to impact us,” Griffiths lamented.
He United Nations Security Council It met yesterday afternoon in an emergency and closed session at the request of Algeria. Previously, spokesman Dujarric said that the incident needs to be investigated: “We are in the middle of a conflict and there will be a moment for accountability with transparent investigations (… ), there are several mechanisms at the national and international level. We do not know exactly… as far as we’re concerned, we don’t know exactly what happened,” the spokesperson insisted.
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, has said he feels “horrified” by the “massacre” of civilians. “These deaths are totally unacceptable. Depriving people of help constitutes a serious violation of Humanitarian Law,” he indicated on the social network X.
A dozen countries have condemned the events, among others, Spain, France, China, Australia, MexicoColombia as well as several Gulf countries, including Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia or Iran.
The minister Spanish of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, has called what happened “unacceptable” and has requested an immediate ceasefire.
Along the same lines, the president FrenchEmmanuel Macron, has expressed his “deep indignation” at the recent attack and has called for “truth, justice and respect for international law.”
Beyond the condemnation, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has announced the suspension of arms purchases from Israel, after denouncing Israel’s attack. “Begging for food, more than 100 Palestinians were murdered by (Israel Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu. This is called genocide and is reminiscent of the Holocaust, even if the world powers do not like to recognize it. The world must block Netanyahu. Colombia suspends all purchases of weapons from Israel,” he declared through his profile on the social network X, formerly Twitter.
Onegés as Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and Amnesty Internationall (AI) have been “horrified” by the massacre. In a tougher tone, AI has called on Israel’s allies to “end their inaction in the face of Israel’s defiance of the ICJ order and failure to comply with its obligations under international law.” “There must be immediate and effective action to prevent genocide and protect civilians in Gaza,” she concluded.
Source: Eitb
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