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Mladenov

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“I am encouraged by the agreement reached on 3 October between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, which resulted in the transfer of some $425 million of clearance revenues to the PA. Despite the relative normalization of the fiscal situation of the Palestinian Authority, both sides must engage in a constructive manner with the goal of restoring the revenue transfers in full, in line with the Paris Protocol on Economic Relations. On another positive note, I welcome the Palestinian Cabinet's decision on 21 October to advance amendments to the Palestinian civil-status law in favour of women. These include increasing the minimum age of marriage and granting women the right to manage their children's bank accounts.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“Severe movement and access restrictions continue, including for those requiring treatment outside Gaza and national staff from United Nations agencies and international non-governmental organizations working in Gaza. While addressing the humanitarian crisis must remain our priority, I reiterate once again that the core of the crisis in Gaza is political. It is not possible to genuinely and sustainably improve the socioeconomic situation in Gaza without significantly easing restrictions on the movement and access of goods and people, with the goal of ultimately lifting them, in line with Security Council resolution 1860 (2009), and reuniting Gaza and the West Bank under a single, legitimate Palestinian national authority. In this regard, I once again call on all Palestinian factions to engage with Egypt on reconciliation efforts.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“Almost 450,000 people in Gaza have benefited from emergency health care, and nearly 400,000 have benefited from the delivery of drugs and medical supplies. As of October, United Nations temporary job- creation programmes have produced more than 16,000 jobs, with another 1,000 jobs expected in the coming weeks. I thank those Member States that have supported the implementation of the AHLC projects so far and urge others to contribute to these critical initiatives. Despite these vital efforts, the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire. As of the end of September, almost half of essential medications and about a third of essential medical disposables are still missing. Health providers continue to struggle to treat those injured during the weekly demonstrations.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“Moreover, at the meeting members noted that every effort must be made to avoid further deterioration in the security situations in both Gaza and the West Bank. The United Nations also reported on progress in the implementation of the package of urgent humanitarian and economic interventions for Gaza, endorsed by the AHLC in September 2018. The interventions have had an important impact across many sectors. The average daily availability of electricity in Gaza has doubled from 5.5 hours in the first half of 2018 to nearly 12 to 15 hours in the first half of 2019. This has increased water and wastewater treatment, reduced the need for expensive fuel to run hospitals and lowered costs for private businesses and families.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“An 80-year-old rabbi and four foreign volunteers were also injured. One of the alleged perpetrators ofthose attacks was arrested. In Qaryut, south of Nablus, Palestinians were also prevented from accessing their lands for the olive harvest. During the reporting period, despite attempts to reach an agreement between the Israeli authorities and residents of the Al-Issawiya district, tensions remain high in East Jerusalem. On 26 September, the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for the Coordination of International Assistance to Palestinians (AHLC) held its biannual meeting in New York. The United Nations highlighted the critical need to support the Palestinian people and the Palestinian Authority (PA) and to advance the two-State solution as the only viable option for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“In addition, there were 33 incidents resulting in damage to Palestinian property, including some 1,236 trees and 63 vehicles, and one incident resulting in damage to an Israeli vehicle. I am particularly concerned by the worrying attacks by settlers in the occupied West Bank, in the context of the annual olive harvest. As the olive harvest begins, I call on the authorities to ensure smooth access of Palestinian farmers to their land and to protect farmers and their property from attacks. On 16 October, in an alarming incident, Palestinian farmers and Israeli and foreign volunteers harvesting olive trees near Burin Village were attacked with stones and metal rods by people from the Yitzhar settlement. On 22 October the Yitzhar area was declared a closed military zone, and forces were deployed in it.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“Meanwhile, in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, two Palestinians were killed, including one infant following tear-gas inhalation. In addition, 88 Palestinians, including 11 children, were injured in various incidents, including during clashes, military operations and settler-related violence. Six Palestinian security forces personnel were also injured by home-made explosive devices during clashes with Palestinians. Four Israelis, including two Israel security forces personnel, were also injured, including one by Israeli settlers. Among the overall incidents, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, settler-related violence resulted in 11 Palestinians and one Israeli injured.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“I take this opportunity to reiterate the concerns expressed on 10 October by Deputy Special Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator Jamie McGoldrick on the impact that the Violence at these demonstrations has had on children. The Israeli security forces have the responsibility to exercise maximum restraint and use lethal force only when strictly necessary, as a last resort. I also reiterate the call on Hamas to uphold its responsibility to ensure the safety of children in Gaza, including by preventing them from being used and exposed to the risk of violence. During the reporting period, six rockets were launched from Gaza towards Israel, causing no injuries. Additionally, for the first time in a month, no fires were caused by incendiary balloons.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“The Israeli authorities must stop this practice, which is not in line with international humanitarian law, and compensate the population affected commensurately with the damages incurred. Violence continues to be a major part of the day-to- day reality ofthe conflict. In recent weeks we have seen a welcome reduction of violence in Gaza, including in the launching of rockets. The agreements for calm brokered by the United Nations and Egypt continue to hold. Despite the overall improvement, however, three Palestinians were killed by the Israel Defense Forces, and more than 500 have been injured during protests at the Gaza perimeter fence.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“Even without this latest advancement, the number of units advanced or approved in 2019 so far is already greater than that for all of 2018. Settlements are illegal under international law and remain a substantial obstacle to peace. They must cease immediately. Meanwhile, demolitions and seizures of Palestinian-owned structures also continued across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Citing the absence of Israeli-issued building permits, which are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain, the authorities demolished or seized 51 structures, resulting in the displacement of 80 Palestinians, including 40 children. Four of the structures were demolished based on Military Order 1797. Demolitions and confiscations of infrastructures and internationally funded humanitarian projects in Area C also continue at a concerning pace.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“The international community should support this process if it strengthens national unity and not division. That includes an agreement for elections that take place across the occupied Palestinian territory, in line with relevant legislation, international best practices and an agreed national political platform that is based on existing agreements. The past month has also witnessed the continuing deterioration of the situation on the ground. With no prospect of final-status negotiations on the horizon, facts on the ground continue to deteriorate, pushing us ever further from a viable two-State solution. During the past month it has been reported that the Israeli authorities advanced plans for housing units in Area C settlements. The exact numbers are yet to be confirmed.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“Mr. Mladenov: We meet today as rapidly shifting developments in the Middle East continue to underscore the growing threat to international peace and security. As new, dangerous flashpoints emerge in the region, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict also remains one of the drivers of extremism and instability. The occupation continues and no progress has been made in realizing a negotiated two-State solution. It is a multigenerational tragedy for the peoples of this land. On 26 September at the General Assembly (see A/74/PV.7), President Abbas announced his intention to set a date for Palestinian elections. If that decision were to materialize, it would be the first Palestinian elections since 2006, giving renewed legitimacy to national institutions.”
2019-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8648 (2019) · source
“It is hard to tolerate the steady deterioration of the already difficult status quo. It reflects the collective failure of leaders, politicians and the international community to deliver on the vision that peace between the State of Israel and the State of Palestine can be achieved through peaceful negotiations, with support from the international community, based on the 1967 lines, international law, relevant United Nations resolutions and previous agreements. There is no other viable solution to end the conflict. Those who continue to support a two-State outcome must acknowledge that derailing that prospect means that Palestinians and Israelis are facing a grim future of perpetual occupation, endless violence and threats to regional stability.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“I reiterate the call on all Palestinian factions to actively engage with Egypt on reconciliation. Despite the challenges, it is critical that those efforts continue. The United Nations remains steadfast in its support of Egyptian efforts in that regard, and all Palestinian factions must take concrete steps to ensure the reunification of Gaza and the West Bank. Gaza is and must remain an integral part of a future Palestinian State as part of the two-State solution. As we approach third anniversary of the adoption of resolution 2334 (2016), we can only lament the worsening situation on the ground. Settlements have expanded, demolitions have accelerated, violence and incitement have continued. Achieving intra-Palestinian unity seems an ever-more distant prospect, and credible negotiations have yet to be launched.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“I would like to also reiterate that the fate of two Israeli civilians and the bodies of two Israeli Defence Forces soldiers missing in Gaza remain an important humanitarian concern for all of us. Despite our sustained efforts, the deteriorating humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza is a mounting concern. It is not possible to genuinely and sustainably improve the socioeconomic situation there without significantly easing restrictions on the movement and access of goods and people, with the goal of ultimately lifting them, in line with resolution 1860 (2009), and by reuniting Gaza and the West Bank under a single, legitimate Palestinian national authority. At the same time, it is critical to ensure that the current calm be sustained in order to gradually introduce longer-term projects that will support Gaza's development.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“I also reiterate the call for the status quo at the Holy Sites to be upheld, in line with the special and historic role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as custodian of the Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. I remain deeply concerned about developments relating to the clearance of revenues of the Palestinian Authority. Despite the Palestinian Authority's temporary reprieve as a result of the reimbursed taxes levied by Israel on fuel, the financial crisis is very far from over. I urge both sides to engage in a constructive manner with the goal of restoring the revenue transfers in full, in line with the Paris Protocol on Economic Relations.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“The Israeli security forces have the responsibility to exercise maximum restraint and to use lethal force only when strictly necessary, as a last resort, in response to an imminent threat of death or serious injury and in accordance with international law. Children should never be the target of attacks or exposed to violence. The launching of rockets and mortars towards Israeli civilian populations is prohibited by international humanitarian law, and Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad must cease that practice immediately. I unequivocally condemn all attacks on Palestinian and Israeli civilians, including settler-related violence, and call on all sides to refrain from violence and to clearly and unequivocally condemn attacks when they occur. All perpetrators must be held accountable for their crimes.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“The Sur Bahir demolitions and the evictions in Silwan, as well as the use of military order 1797 to demolish structures, are particularly concerning. Some 200 Palestinian families in East Jerusalem have eviction cases filed against them, mostly by settler- related organizations. The number of structures demolished and people displaced since the beginning of 2019 has already exceeded figures for the entire year of 2018. Such policies must be reversed, and Israel should abide by its obligations under international law. The situation in Gaza remains volatile. It is shameful and intolerable that people, including children, continue to be killed and injured during demonstrations and by indiscriminate rocket attacks or other hostile acts.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“The existence and expansion of settlements, including in East Jerusalem, fuel anger and disillusionment among the population and significantly undermine the prospects for establishing a contiguous and viable Palestinian State, with Jerusalem as the future capital of both States. I reiterate the Secretary-General's concern over statements regarding the annexation of the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea as a first step towards applying Israeli sovereignty over all settlements and other areas in the occupied West Bank. Such steps, if implemented, would constitute a serious violation of international law. They would be devastating to the potential of reviving negotiations and regional peace, while severely undermining the viability of the two- State solution. The demolition and seizure of Palestinian structures also continues.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“The resolution also calls upon all parties to continue, inter alia, to exert collective efforts to launch credible negotiations. No meaningful efforts were made in that direction during the reporting period. In closing, on behalf of the Secretary-General, I would like to share some broad observations concerning the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) during the reporting period. The expansion of settlements has no legal validity and constitutes a flagrant violation of international law, as stated in resolution 2334 (2016). It must cease immediately and completely. The expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, continues unabated.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“As a result, half a million Palestinian children resumed school on time this year. In East Jerusalem, however, UNRWA has reported on efforts by the Jerusalem municipality to interfere with its work, including obstructing solid waste services in Shuafat camp, replicating sanitation services and attempting to enter an UNRWA vocational training centre in Kalandia without authorization by the Agency. In its paragraph 5, resolution 2334 (2016) calls on Member States "to distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the State of Israel and the territories occupied in 1967". I note ongoing separate proceedings in the European Court of Justice and the Federal Court of Canada related to the labelling of products originating in Israel and the territories occupied in 1967.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“On 27 August, Palestinian families demonstrated throughout the West Bank and Gaza, calling for the return by Israel of the bodies of the Palestinians killed, while allegedly carrying out attacks on or clashing with the Israeli security forces. In a decision on 9 September, the Israeli High Court of Justice reversed an earlier ruling and decided that Israel is authorized to withhold Palestinian bodies. According to the Palestinian Authority, 253 such bodies are being withheld by Israel. Sadly, almost two years after the reconciliation agreement brokered by Egypt, internal Palestinian divisions remain deeply entrenched. The generous support of Member States to date has allowed UNRWA to reduce its funding shortfall from $211 million in January 2019 to $120 million.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“In July, 44 per cent of essential medicines in Gaza were completely depleted and 26 per cent of essential medical disposables had less than one month's supply remaining. Over 1,000 people injured in Gaza will require complex limb reconstruction treatment and may risk losing limbs due to infection. On 22 August, Israel and the Palestinian Authority reached an arrangement, whereby the Palestinian Authority received on an ad hoc basis approximately $568 million in reimbursed taxes levied by Israel on fuel. While providing some temporary relief, the Palestinian Government's ability to deliver services remains severely affected by the continued disagreement over the bulk of the tax revenue transfers.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“A slight decrease in the unemployment rate to 46.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2019, from 47 per cent, was reported. Qatar has continued to generously fund the supply of fuel to the Gaza power plant and the daily availability of electricity has more than doubled. More than 10,000 jobs, including 3,000 for women, have been created by the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and other United Nations agencies. Some easing of the import and export restrictions by Israel, additional permits, as well as the extension of the permitted fishing zone to 15 nautical miles from the coast and the return of confiscated fishing boats, are also welcome developments. Despite those efforts, Gaza's health-care system remains on the brink of collapse.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“Resolution 2334 (2016) reiterated calls by the Middle East Quartet for affirmative steps to be taken immediately to reverse negative trends on the ground that are imperilling the two-State solution. Some positive developments were witnessed during the reporting period, but they were once again overshadowed by negative trends. In Gaza, the United Nations and its partners continued to implement the critical economic and humanitarian interventions identified in the last two reports of the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for the Coordination of International Assistance to Palestinians. With those efforts, the energy supply to households in Gaza has more than doubled and some improvements in the economy have been felt.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“Israeli officials also made provocative and inflammatory statements. Leading politicians have sought to publicly minimize the connection of Palestinians to their ancestral land, called for the annexation of Israeli settlements in Area C of the West Bank, and rejected the notion of Palestinian Statehood. During a visit to Hebron on 4 September, senior Israeli officials reiterated pledges for the expansion of settlements there and the annexation of the city. Further, on 10 September, the Prime Minister declared his intention, if elected, to "apply... Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea", as a first step to applying Israeli sovereignty over "settlements in Judea and Samaria, as well and also on other important regions for [Israel's] security, for our heritage, and for our future".”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“Resolution 2334 (2016) calls upon the parties "to refrain from provocative actions, incitement and inflammatory rhetoric". Unfortunately, such actions continued during the reporting period. On 12 July, a senior Hamas official called on Palestinians overseas "to attack every Jew on the globe by way of slaughter and killing," telling them "enough of the warming up". The official's statement was condemned as repugnant by the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas later said that it did not represent the organization's views. On several occasions, however, officials from Hamas and other Palestinian factions welcomed and celebrated stabbing, car ramming and bombing attacks against Israelis in the occupied West Bank, calling the perpetrators heroic. Fatah officials also continued to honour and glorify perpetrators of past terrorist attacks.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“On 6 September, the Israeli Security Forces shot and killed two Palestinian teenagers, aged 14 and 17, during the Great March of Return demonstrations at the Gaza perimeter fence. On 7 September, according to the IDF, an armed drone launched from Gaza dropped an explosive device on an Israeli military vehicle at the perimeter fence. In retaliation the IDF struck a number of Hamas targets in Gaza. Separately, between 23 and 27 June, three men were arrested and reportedly subjected to ill treatment during interrogation by Hamas for organizing a charity event coordinated with a non-governmental organization connected to Israel. Between 6 and 8 August, at least four men were detained after they criticized Hamas on social media. All were subsequently released.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“Some 10 Palestinian militants, meanwhile, were killed in other incidents, and 13 were injured, while one Israeli soldier was injured by a grenade thrown across the fence, and three were injured in other incidents. In the same period, 33 rockets and mortar shells were launched from Gaza towards Israel. Most were intercepted but 18 landed in Israeli towns, causing material damage. Although fewer incendiary kites, balloons and other devices have been launched from Gaza compared to the last reporting period, at least 140 fires were reported in Israel. In a worrying development, on 27 August, three Palestinian policemen were killed, and three pedestrians were injured in two separate apparent suicide explosions targeting police checkpoints inside Gaza.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“Israeli authorities allowed Jewish visitors to gain access to AI-Haram Al-Sharif/ Temple Mount on that day under police protection. In the days before the holiday, Muslim religious leaders had urged worshippers to come en masse to AI-Aqsa Mosque for Bid prayers. Clashes between police forces and worshippers reportedly resulted in 29 Palestinians and four Israeli security officers being injured. In Gaza, the overall levels of violence and ensuing casualties have decreased during the reporting period, but tension continues. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) continues to use riot dispersal means and live ammunition against the continuing Great March of Return demonstrations. In this context, four Palestinians, including two children, were killed, and 496 were injured by live fire.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“One ofthe assailants was shot and killed. On 16 August, two Israeli teens were injured in a car-ramming attack near the settlement of Elazar, south of Bethlehem. The 26-year-old driver was shot and killed by an off-duty policeman. On 23 August, an improvised explosive device was detonated near the settlement of Dolev, northwest of Ramallah, killing a 17-year-old Israeli girl and severely injuring her father and brother. According to the OHCHR, a Palestinian family was forced to leave its home in the West Bank village of Urif after repeated attacks over the past year. Tensions in Jerusalem's Old City also continued. On 10 August, the Muslim Eid Al-Adha and the Jewish commemoration of Tisha B'Av coincided, which led to tensions at the holy sites.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), on 30 June, three Israeli settlers physically assaulted a 70-year-old Palestinian man living near the Abraham Spring in the H2 area of Hebron. On 6 July, a group of seven Israeli children physically assaulted a 10-year- old Palestinian child near the Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the H2 area of Hebron. On 12 July, a nine-year-old Palestinian boy was shot in the forehead by the ISF during clashes in Kafr Qaddum, in the West Bank, and remains in critical condition. On 8 August, a 19-year old Israeli was stabbed to death in the West Bank, close to the settlement ofMigdal Oz, south of Bethlehem. Two Palestinian suspects were later arrested by the ISF. On 15 August, two Palestinian teens stabbed and injured an Israeli police officer in Jerusalem's Old City.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“In the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, three Palestinians, including one child, and two Israelis, also including one child, were killed, and 336 Palestinians and 21 Israelis were injured in various incidents, including clashes with the Israeli Security Forces (ISF), security operations, attacks and settler-related violence. On 27 June, in the Al-Issawiya neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, a 21-year-old Palestinian, who is alleged to have targeted Israeli forces with fireworks, was shot and killed by a policeman. Throughout the following two months, tensions in the neighbourhood remained high, as security forces have conducted raids, house searches and arrests. These operations have triggered clashes with residents and were usually conducted at night, causing disruption and trauma to residents and businesses.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“On 26 August, the authorities demolished a house and a restaurant - the latter for the third time - in Beit Jala, displacing five Palestinians and affecting the livelihoods of another 32. Following the demolition, a new Israeli settlement outpost was reportedly established nearby, without a building permit from the Israeli authorities. Resolution 2334 (2016) also "calls for immediate steps to prevent all acts of violence against civilians, including acts ofterror, as well as all acts ofprovocation and destruction. However, the reporting period saw worrying levels of violence throughout the occupied Palestinian territory.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“On 3 July, the authorities delivered several demolition orders for structures in the Hebron governorate, the first such orders based on military order 1797, which authorizes an expedited process for demolition of unauthorized new structures in Area C and gives owners only 96 hours to demonstrate to the authorities that they possess a valid building permit. During the reporting period, three structures have been demolished on the basis of this military order. On 10 July, after a costly 24-year legal battle, a Palestinian family was evicted from its property in the Silwan neighbourhood of East Jerusalem and the premises handed over to Israelis. This was done after the Israeli Court ruled in favour of a settler-related organization, which had obtained ownership of much of the property.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“Citing the absence of Israeli-issued building permits, which are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain in Area C and in East Jerusalem, 165 Palestinian-owned structures were demolished or seized during the reporting period, which resulted in the displacement of 170 people, including 85 children. Of those, nine structures were demolished by their owners, including seven in East Jerusalem and two in Area C of the West Bank. On 22 June, Israeli authorities demolished nine buildings in the Wadi Al-Hummus neighbourhood in the village of Sur Bahir in East Jerusalem, most of them located in Areas A and B of the West Bank, although on the "Jerusalem" side of the wall, citing their proximity to the separation barrier as a security concern. This resulted in the displacement of 24 Palestinians, including 14 children.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“In response to the 23 August terrorist attack near Dolev, the Israeli Government decided to submit a plan for the establishment of a new neighbourhood in the settlement with approximately 300 new housing units. This decision is in line with the practice to expand settlements in the wake of attacks in the West Bank. Finally, on 29 August, a year after being evicted from a disputed building in Hebron's H2 area, several dozen Israelis moved into the compound, despite ongoing legal proceedings to determine ownership. Demolitions and seizures of Palestinian-owned structures by Israeli authorities have continued across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“However, in a rare step, the Government also approved granting construction permits for 715 housing units for Palestinians living in Area C. A decision by the District Court in Jerusalem, published on 29 June, determined that under the so-called market regulation principle, four houses built in the Israeli settlement of Alei Zahav could be retroactively regularized under Israeli law, despite being built on private Palestinian land without the consent of the owner. The market regulation principle allows for houses built "in good faith" on private Palestinian land without the consent of the owner to be retroactively regularized under Israeli law and the owner compensated. The decision is the first implementation ofthis principle, according to which up to 2,000 housing units in settlements could be retroactively regularized.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“Paragraph 2 of resolution 2334 (2016) calls on Israel to "immediately and completely cease all settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem" [and to] "fully respect all of its legal obligations in this regard". No steps were taken to that effect during the reporting period. During this period, however, Israeli authorities advanced some 3,000 housing units in the occupied West Bank, including some 400 units in East Jerusalem. Among the plans advanced were 354 units in Nili, 346 in Beit El and 215 in Asfar, which are all located east of the route of the separation barrier. In addition, the Security Cabinet reportedly discussed on 30 July the advancement of another 6,000 housing units.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“Mr. Mladenov: Today, I will devote my regular briefing on the situation in the Middle East to presenting, on behalf of the Secretary-General, the eleventh report on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016), which covers the period between 11 June and 11 September. Let me reiterate that developments during the reporting period cannot be divorced from the broader context - Israel's continued military occupation of Palestinian territory, settlement activity and the threat of annexation; Hamas' continuing hold over Gaza and its militant activity; unilateral actions that undermine peace efforts; severe challenges to the fiscal viability of the Palestinian Authority; and the persistent risk of military escalation in the region. All those developments collectively erode the prospects for a two-State solution.”
2019-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8625 (2019) · source
“The United Nations remains committed to supporting Palestinians and Israelis to resolve the conflict based on international law, the relevant United Nations resolutions and prior agreements, and to realizing the vision of two States - Israel and Palestine - living side by side in peace and security.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8604 (2019) · source
“The United Nations takes note of those statements as well as ofthe ongoing investigation into the incident by the Lebanese authorities. The United Nations reiterates its appeal to all concerned to cease violations of resolution 1701 (2006) and fully implement its provisions. The United Nations calls on the parties to exercise maximum restraint both in action and rhetoric. In conclusion, I would like to repeat, as I said at the beginning of this briefing, that tangible steps can, and must, be taken to reverse the negative trajectory of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict - urgently - in order to counter the rising spectre of violence and the threat of regional escalation.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8604 (2019) · source
“Disagreement on the bulk of the tax revenue transfers, however, remains. In that context, I reiterate my call on both sides to continue their engagement in a constructive manner and comply with the Paris Protocol on Economic Relations. Turning briefly to other developments in the region, on 25 August media reported that two unmanned aerial vehicles had crashed in the southern suburbs of Beirut. On 26 August, also according to media reports, a military base of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command in the Bekaa Valley, along the Lebanese-Syrian, border was targeted in an air raid. President Aoun and constitutional leaders in Lebanon have referred to the drone incident as an assault on Lebanon's sovereignty and a blatant violation of resolution 1701 (2006).”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8604 (2019) · source
“Following the demolitions of Palestinian homes in Areas A, B and C of the West Bank on the East Jerusalem side of the barrier, which Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo briefed the Council on last month (see S/PV.8583), President Abbas stated on 25 July that the Palestinian leadership would suspend compliance with agreements signed with Israel and start putting in place mechanisms to implement that decision. For the sixth consecutive month, the Palestinian Government refused to receive Israel's transfer of tax revenues less than the full amount owed to it. On 22 August, however, following months of consultations, Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) agreed for the PA to receive approximately $568 million in reimbursed taxes levied by Israel on fuel. That is an important measure that will temporarily relieve the PA's financial situation.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8604 (2019) · source
“In clashes between police forces and worshippers that took place before and during the entry of Jewish visitors into the compound, 29 Palestinians were injured, including the Chairman and members of the Islamic Waqf Council. According to media reports, Israeli security forces also sustained four injuries. I reiterate the call for the status quo at the holy sites to be upheld in line with the special and historic role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as Custodian of the Muslim and Christian Holy Sites in Jerusalem.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8604 (2019) · source
“Those restrictions affect nearly all our national staff, who are unable to leave Gaza for practically any purpose. Israel must significantly improve the movement and access of goods and people to and from Gaza as a step towards lifting the closures in line with resolution 1860 (2009). The Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha and the Jewish commemoration of Tisha B'Av coincided this year on 10 August, which led to tensions at Jerusalem's holy sites. Israeli authorities allowed Jewish visitors to access Al-Haram Al-Sharif/ Temple Mount on that day under police protection. In the days before the holiday, Muslim religious leaders urged worshippers to come en masse to the Al-Aqsa Mosque for Eid prayers.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8604 (2019) · source
“Meanwhile, access to drinking water has improved with the completion of a new desalination plant, which will serve up to 200,000 people. I would like to express my appreciation to the State of Kuwait for generously funding that project through the Islamic Development Bank. The past month also saw an increase in the number of permits given to Palestinian businessmen and labourers from Gaza. While those efforts are not enough to fundamentally change the harsh realities of life in the Gaza Strip, they serve to lessen the impact of the ongoing humanitarian and economic crises. The past month also saw serious movement and access constraints continue on national staff from United Nations agencies and international non-governmental organizations in Gaza.”
2019-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8604 (2019) · source
“According to the World Health Organization, in July, 254 items, or 49 per cent, of essential medications, and 225 items, or 26 per cent, of medical disposables were reported to be at less than one month's supply at Gaza's central drugstore. On 20 August, Deputy Special Coordinator McGoldrick visited a hospital in Gaza and met with a group of women beneficiaries of projects supported by the United Nations Occupied Palestinian Territory Humanitarian Fund. He heard about the large number of health issues that Palestinian women are facing as a result ofthe humanitarian crisis. Doctors highlighted the scarcity of cancer drugs in Gaza and the unpredictable referral system for treatment outside Gaza as serious challenges. The United Nations is committed to working with all parties, including donors, to prevent a health crisis in the Gaza Strip.”
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“Israel must calibrate its use of force and use lethal force only as a last resort and in response to imminent threat ofdeath or serious injury. Hamas must prevent the indiscriminate launching of rockets and mortars towards Israel. It must ensure that protests at the fence remain peaceful and prevent provocation. I would also like to reiterate that the fate of two Israelis civilians and the bodies of two soldiers missing in Gaza remain an important humanitarian concern for all. I am afraid that I also have to raise the alarm on the deteriorating situation in the health-care sector in Gaza, particularly the lack of resources, including medical supplies.”
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“On several occasions during the reporting period, some 15 militants from Gaza breached, or attempted to breach, the perimeter fence, triggering retaliatory fire or air strikes by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in which nine militants were killed. The weekly protests at the perimeter fence also continued. Some individuals engaged in violent activity. The IDF responded mostly with riot dispersals means. However, live ammunition was also used. One Palestinian was killed and 545 were injured, including more than 150 children. Although there were fewer incidents involving incendiary kites, balloons and other devices being launched from Gaza as compared to the previous period, at least 11 fires were reported.”
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