UN condemns Israeli commander’s claim that yellow line is ‘new border’ of Gaza
United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric has responded to Israeli Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir’s claim that the so-called “yellow line” that currently demarcates Israeli-occupied territory in Gaza represents a “new border” with Israel.
Israel has retained about 58 percent of Gaza after withdrawing to the so-called “yellow line” as part of the ceasefire. Israeli forces are meant to eventually withdraw from all of Gaza under the plan.
Dujarric said the statement “seems to me to go against the spirit and the letter of the Trump peace plan”.
“We firmly stand against any change of the borders of Gaza and Israel,” he said.
Hamas official to Al Jazeera: Disarming the Palestinians means taking their lives
Khaled Meshaal, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, has given comment to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic. He said that Gaza must be aided in every way possible, and that an increase in relief efforts is essential for a move to the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza.
He also said that any authority in Gaza must be Palestinian, and that disarming the people is akin to taking away their lives.
Palestinian ambassador marks genocide victim commemoration
United Nations envoy Majed Bamya has issued a warning to the international community as the UN marks the 10th anniversary of International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide.
“It is difficult to convey what it means to speak here on behalf of the people of Palestine as they endure genocide,” Bamya said during a high-level meeting.
The Palestinian ambassador called the genocide in Gaza “one of the most documented crimes in modern history”.
“Live-streamed for all to see, recorded by those suffering, in the hope that the world watching would act, and even recorded by those committing the crimes, confident they will never be held to account,” he said.
“Which one of them will we prove right? The victims or the perpetrators?” he asked.
