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Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East Khaled Khiari said more than 1,000 Palestinians had been killed since mid-June alone, many of them while seeking aid.<\/p>\n
Citing figures from the Gazan health authorities, he reported that the total number of Palestinian fatalities since 7 October 2023 had surpassed 56,500.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe level of suffering and brutality in Gaza is unbearable<\/strong>,\u201d Mr. Khiari said. \u201cThe continued collective punishment of the Palestinian people is unjustifiable.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\nKilled trying to access aid<\/h2>\n
Mr. Khiari cited multiple incidents involving the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) opening fire near food distribution points.<\/p>\n
On 17 June, at least 50 people were killed and 200 injured in Khan Younis when an IDF tank opened fire on a crowd waiting for UN World Food Programme (WFP) aid trucks.<\/p>\n
Once again a week later, IDF troops reportedly opened fire near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites, this time killing 49 Palestinians and injuring 197 others.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe strongly condemn the loss of lives and injuries of Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza,\u201d Mr. Khiari said. \u201cWe call for an immediate and independent investigation into these events and for perpetrators to be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n
He emphasised that the UN \u201cwill not participate in any aid delivery modality that does not comply with the fundamental humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, independence, and neutrality,\u201d a sentiment which other UN officials have repeatedly said as well.<\/p>\n
Strong condemnation<\/h2>\n
Mr. Khiari reiterated the UN\u2019s strong condemnation of Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups for their attacks in Israel, which killed over 1,200 people and led to more than 250 being taken hostage. Fifty hostages, including one woman, remain in captivity.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing can justify these acts of terror. We remain appalled that hostages may be subjected to ongoing ill-treatment and that the bodies of hostages continue to be withheld<\/strong>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\nAt the same time, he also condemned \u201cthe widespread killing and injury of civilians in Gaza, including children and women, and the destruction of homes, schools, hospitals and mosques.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nRising violence in the West Bank<\/h2>\n
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli raids and settler violence have escalated. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr. Khiari reported that a 15-year-old boy and an elderly woman were killed in separate incidents on 25 June. Armed settlers also killed several Palestinians during attacks in Surif and Kafr Malik.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe escalating violence in the occupied West Bank is alarming<\/strong>,\u201d Khiari said, warning that military operations and settler expansion are leading to fatalities, displacement and destruction.<\/p>\nIran-Israel ceasefire brings hope to the region<\/h2>\n
Mr. Khiari concluded his briefing with comments on the wider Middle East region, particularly the recent flare-up between Israel and Iran.<\/p>\n
He welcomed the 24 June ceasefire agreement between the two countries, announced by US President Donald Trump, and credited US and Qatari mediation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that this ceasefire can be replicated in the other conflicts in the region \u2013 nowhere is this more needed than in Gaza,<\/strong>\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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