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Mc Bean

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2023-10-24
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2023-10-24
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  1. “There has been an increase in settler violence and in communities being evicted from their homes. The seriousness of the situation there must not be forgotten as our attention is focused on the crisis in Gaza. Ireland is committed to the goal of a lasting peace in the Middle East, based on a two-State solution and the relevant Security Council resolutions. It is clear that the international community must step up to revitalize a peace process that would make this a reality. There can be no security and stability in the region without a settlement that allows all people, including those in Gaza, to live in freedom and dignity.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  2. “Fuel, which is necessary to ensure that hospitals and relief organizations can function, must be allowed to reach Gaza so that the sick and injured can be treated and the people of Gaza can have water, food and other essentials of life. This issue needs to be addressed immediately to alleviate the suffering of civilians. Ireland echoes the call made by Secretary-General Guterres for a humanitarian ceasefire. It is absolutely necessary that aid is able to reach people safely. In response to the crisis, Ireland has announced an additional package of €13 million, including €10 million in core funding. Member States should ensure that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East has sufficient funding to carry out its vital work. The situation in the West Bank is deeply concerning.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  3. “The scale of devastation is immense, and the humanitarian crisis we are now witnessing is on a vast scale. I welcome that there has been an initial supply of critically needed aid in recent days, but that is a small fraction of what is necessary for the people of Gaza. Essential supplies, including food, water, medical supplies and energy, must urgently be restored. It is prohibited under international humanitarian law to attack, destroy, remove or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population. Israel must comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law. Water, food and medicine are running out in Gaza. It is necessary that the volume of aid permitted to enter the Gaza Strip is increased now, and civilians must not be subjected to collective punishment.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  4. “Fundamental to the concept of the United Nations is that States must comply with international law, that States have obligations and that even wars have rules. It is necessary to distinguish between the Palestinian people and Hamas. Ireland is deeply concerned about the killing of civilians in the Gaza Strip. Thousands of people have been killed in Gaza in the past two weeks. The protection of civilians must be the immediate priority of the international community. International humanitarian law prohibits the targeting of civilians, as well as the use of indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks. It also prohibits the use of human shields. Parties to conflict must take all feasible precautions to protect the civilian population and civilian objects under their control against the effects of attacks.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  5. “The death and destruction that we have witnessed in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory since the attack by Hamas on 7 October is appalling. Ireland is seriously concerned about the possibility of escalation and further regional violence. The current humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip must be addressed through an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. Ireland unreservedly condemns the terror attack by Hamas. These were barbaric actions that targeted innocent civilians. Such acts can never be justified. The taking of hostages is an appalling crime. All hostages taken to the Gaza Strip must be released now and without any preconditions. Faced with such brutality, Israel has a right to defend itself and its people in line with humanitarian law, including international humanitarian law.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source