Israel’s UN envoy urges Security Council to act on missing persons mandate
Speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Thursday, Israel’s UN ambassador, Danny Danon, urged the body to implement Resolution 2474, calling on parties to armed conflict and UN states to search for and return missing persons.
Danon, who was joined by Ruby Chen and Leah Goldin, the parents of slain Israeli captives Itay Chen and Hadar Goldin, said Hamas had “violated every letter of that resolution, repeatedly and openly”.
“Where is the response? Where is the demand for compliance? Where is the basic moral outrage?” he asked.
“We call on the Secretary-General [Antonio Guterres] to fulfil his mandate under Resolution 2474 by including a dedicated section in his next report on the protection of civilians,” Danon added.
Yes please, there are tens of thousands of Palestinians missing either stuck under the rubble, buried in mass graves or abducted by the IDF and 'disappeared' into one of the many Israeli torture camps.
Türk deplores Gaza escalation, pleads for global action to stop more killings
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/05/turk-deplores-gaza-escalation-pleads-global-action-stop-more-killings
The sharp escalation of attacks and killings this week in Gaza, including Israeli strikes on hospitals, are compounding the already desperate humanitarian situation amid signs of even worse to come, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said today.
“This latest barrage of bombs, forcing people to move amid the threat of intensified attacks, the methodical destruction of entire neighborhoods, and the denial of humanitarian assistance underline that there appears to be a push for a permanent demographic shift in Gaza that is in defiance of international law and is tantamount to ethnic cleansing,” Türk said.
The High Commissioner said this week’s intensification raises fears of the start of an even wider Israeli offensive and urged all parties, including third States with direct influence, to stop the assault. “We must stop the clock on this madness,” he said.
Already, medical services are in a state of collapse, shelters continue to shrink under displacement orders and destruction, and families are forced to live in tents under conditions far below standards keeping their human dignity, and extreme hunger is deepening due to the Israeli blockade.
