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Wennesland

lines on the record: 576
first: 2021-05-27
most recent: 2023-12-19
sittings or episodes: 31
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“Thousands of right-wing Israeli activists, including senior Government ministers, participated in the highly provocative annual Flag Day march through Jerusalem’s Old City, marking Jerusalem Day. Many chanted racist slogans, including “Death to Arabs”, with scuffles breaking out between Israeli participants and Palestinians. Israelis also threw bottles and other objects at media personnel covering the event, injuring two journalists. Such provocations and incitements — which continued in the days after the march — are unacceptable and should be condemned by all. I also reiterate that the status quo at the holy sites must be respected. Levels of settler-related violence also remained high, with five Palestinians shot and injured by Israeli settlers using live ammunition.”
2023-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9328 (2023) · source
“Three Palestinians were killed while carrying out attacks or alleged attacks on Israeli security forces, including a person killed in an alleged ramming attack near Salfit on 27 April, a Palestinian woman who committed a stabbing attack that resulted in light injury in Huwwara, near Nablus, on 4 May, and one person killed in an alleged stabbing attempt at a checkpoint west of Jenin on 13 May. During the reporting period, Israeli forces imposed significant movement restrictions, particularly around Jericho, Nablus and Hebron, following either Palestinian attacks or stone-throwing, affecting tens of thousands of Palestinians and their local economies.”
2023-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9328 (2023) · source
“Thirty-three Israeli civilians, including four women, as well as four Israeli security forces personnel, were injured by Palestinians in shooting and ramming attacks, clashes, the throwing of stones and Molotov cocktails and other incidents. As in previous months, many Palestinian casualties occurred in the context of Israeli military operations in Area A and subsequent armed clashes. On 4 May in Nablus, Israeli security forces killed three Palestinian members of Hamas’s military wing who, according to Israeli security forces, were responsible for the April killing of three Israeli civilians in the Jordan Valley. Israeli security forces also killed three Palestinians during an operation in Qabatiya, south of Jenin, on 10 May, one of whom was an unarmed bystander.”
2023-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9328 (2023) · source
“I also reiterate the Secretary- General’s condemnation of the indiscriminate launching of rockets from Gaza towards Israel, including from densely populated residential areas, which violates international humanitarian law. Turning to the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the level of violence remained high. Seventeen Palestinians, including two children, were killed and 138 Palestinians, including two women and 23 children, were injured by Israeli security forces during demonstrations, clashes, search-and-arrest operations, attacks and alleged attacks on Israelis and other incidents. Another 24 Palestinians, including two children, were injured by Israeli settlers or other civilians in shooting attacks, stone-throwing and other incidents.”
2023-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9328 (2023) · source
“Throughout the reporting period, the United Nations engaged intensively with all parties, alongside with efforts by Egypt, together with regional and international partners, including Qatar, to end the hostilities and prevent further loss of life. I commend Egypt for its role in bringing the parties to a ceasefire. I am deeply concerned that civilians continue to bear the brunt of such hostilities. I am particularly appalled that children, who must never be the target of violence, continue to be victims. I echo the Secretary- General’s condemnation of the unacceptable loss of civilian lives and his call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international humanitarian law, including the proportional use of force and the taking of all feasible precautions to spare civilians in the conduct of military operations.”
2023-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9328 (2023) · source
“According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, 190 Palestinians were injured, including at least 38 women and 64 children. One Israeli civilian woman was killed by rocket fire. According to Israeli authorities, six Israelis were moderately injured, and 89 lightly injured. The escalation compounded the already dire humanitarian situation in the Strip. According to authorities in Gaza, nearly 100 housing units were completely destroyed, and more than 125 were damaged and rendered uninhabitable, displacing more than 1,100 Palestinians. Israeli authorities closed both crossings between Gaza and Israel, preventing the entry of food, medical supplies and fuel for the Gaza power plant. As a result, hundreds of patients were unable to access essential medical care in the West Bank or Israel.”
2023-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9328 (2023) · source
“The strikes against residential structures also killed 10 civilians — family members and neighbours — including women and children. Over five days, Israel conducted 323 air strikes against what it said were PIJ military targets in Gaza, while Palestinian militants — mainly PIJ’s Al-Quds Brigades — launched more than 1,200 rockets and 250 mortars towards Israel, of which nearly 300 fell short within Gaza, and more than 400 were intercepted by Israel’s aerial defence system. Thirty-three Palestinians, including at least 12 civilians, four women and six children, were killed during the hostilities. Of those, one Palestinian worker was killed in Israel by rocket fire from Gaza, and the United Nations is verifying reports that at least three fatalities were due to rockets falling short within the Strip.”
2023-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9328 (2023) · source
“Tensions increased between Israel and Palestinian armed factions in the Gaza Strip on 2 May, when a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader, Khader Adnan, died in an Israeli jail following an 86-day hunger strike. In response, PIJ and other armed factions in Gaza fired more than 100 rockets towards Israel, causing damage, but no injuries. The Israeli Air Force responded with air attacks against what it said were Hamas and PIJ targets in the Strip, killing one Palestinian and causing damage. Following intensive efforts by Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations, hostilities ended on 3 May. One week later, in the early hours of 9 May, the Israeli Air Force carried out air strikes in Gaza that killed three senior members of PIJ’s military wing in their homes. Israeli officials said that the three were responsible for firing the rockets on 2 May.”
2023-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9328 (2023) · source
“Without new funding, the World Food Programme (WFP) will suspend cash assistance to approximately 200,000 Palestinians next week, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will not have the resources to deliver core services in September. That comes alongside existing financial challenges faced by the PA and declining donor support overall. I encourage Member States to immediately seek ways to increase their support for Palestinians, including funding to UNRWA and WFP, without which we will face serious humanitarian and, potentially, security challenges. There is no time to spare.”
2023-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9328 (2023) · source
“Mr. Wennesland: This past month, we have been reminded again of the volatile security situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, as yet another deadly escalation between Israel and Palestinian armed factions in Gaza took place. While the ceasefire is holding, conflict mitigation efforts must also be met with steps by both sides, supported by the international community, to reset a trajectory out of the cycle of violence. I call on all parties to stop unilateral and inflammatory actions that undermine prospects for peace and to address the acute financial and institutional challenges faced by the Palestinian Authority (PA). I am particularly alarmed by the funding crisis facing United Nations agencies supporting basic services and social support, including emergency food assistance, to Palestinians.”
2023-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9328 (2023) · source
“I urge Israelis, Palestinians, States of the region and the broader international community to show leadership, re-engage and work collectively in the pursuit of peace with the aim of ending the occupation and resolving the conflict in line with international law, relevant United Nations resolutions and previous agreements, in pursuit of the vision of two States — Israel and an independent, democratic, contiguous, viable and sovereign Palestine — living side by side in peace and security within secure and recognized borders on the basis of the pre-1967 lines, with Jerusalem as the capital of both States.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“Efforts are needed by the parties and the international community to strengthen Palestinian institutions, improve governance and shore up the fiscal health of the Palestinian Authority. These steps must be part of a broader political effort that addresses the underlying drivers of the conflict, provides the space and access needed for the Palestinian economy to grow and encourages the parties to update their economic and administrative relations. The forthcoming Ad Hoc Liaison Committee meeting in Brussels in early May provides an opportunity for a strategic shift in this direction. Addressing these immediate challenges can also provide much-needed momentum towards re-establishing a political horizon that favours the two- State solution.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“Amid the deteriorating situation on the ground, the Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to face significant fiscal and institutional challenges. At the same time, United Nations agencies, funds and programmes that provide support to the Palestinian people, in coordination and complementarity with the PA, are facing significant funding shortfalls, notably the World Food Programme and United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), impacting basic service delivery. I am particularly concerned by the prolonged closure of schools and UNRWA health clinics in the West Bank, where PA and UNRWA teachers, as well as UNRWA health staff, have been on strike for weeks, impacting children across the occupied Palestinian territory.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“I call on Israeli authorities to end the displacement and eviction of Palestinians and to approve additional plans that would enable Palestinians to build legally and address their development needs. Turning to the region, on the Golan, Israel Defense Forces reported, from 8 to 9 April, six rockets launched from Syria towards Israel and their retaliation with artillery fire and airstrikes, targeting locations in Syria, including Syrian army positions. The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force was in contact with the Israel Defense Forces and Syrian authorities to de-escalate the situation, urging them to exercise maximum restraint and to respect the ceasefire, in accordance with the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement. No casualties were reported.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“Demolitions and seizures of Palestinian-owned property remain a serious concern. During the reporting period, Israeli authorities demolished, seized or forced owners to demolish 11 Palestinian-owned structures in Area C and eight in East Jerusalem, displacing 14 Palestinians, including seven children — a relative decline reflecting a reduction during Ramadan, as in prior years. The demolitions were carried out due to a lack of Israeli-issued building permits, which are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain. On 3 April, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled against the eviction of a Palestinian family from their home in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan, ending a 30-year legal battle.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“I remain closely engaged with all relevant parties to de-escalate tensions and chart a political way forward. Turning to settlement-related developments, on 22 March Israeli authorities announced tenders for 940 housing units in settlements in Area C and 89 units in East Jerusalem. On 10 April, Israeli Government ministers and members of the Knesset joined over 15,000 settlers and other Israeli civilians in a heavily secured march to the illegal outpost of Evyatar, in the northern West Bank, calling on the Government to legalize it under Israeli law. I reiterate that all settlements are illegal under international law and that they are a substantial obstacle to peace. I call on all parties to avoid unilateral measures and provocations, such as this march, that can further inflame tensions.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“All perpetrators of violence must be held accountable and swiftly brought to justice. Security forces must exercise maximum restraint and use lethal force only when strictly unavoidable to protect life. I am appalled that children continue to be the victims of violence. Children must never be the targets of violence, used or put in harm’s way. On 19 March, senior Egyptian, Jordanian, Israeli, Palestinian and United States officials met in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to further discuss understandings reached in Aqaba, Jordan on 23 February. In the spirit of the agreements reached in Aqaba and Sharm El- Sheikh, I urge all parties to exercise the utmost restraint and refrain from any steps that could exacerbate the situation, and to take concrete steps to implement the joint communiqués.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“On 18 April, two Israelis were shot and wounded while in their vehicle in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. On the following day, Israeli security forces said they had arrested a 15-year-old Palestinian boy in Nablus who had confessed to carrying out the attack. I am deeply concerned by the violence and inflammatory actions over the past weeks, particularly the violent confrontations inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque. I again urge respect for the status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem, in line with the special role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. I condemn the indiscriminate launching of rockets towards Israeli population centres. I reiterate that acts of terror and targeting of civilians are abhorrent and must be condemned and rejected by all.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“The alleged perpetrator’s family disputed the ramming allegation. On 10 April, a 15-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed by Israeli security forces during an arrest operation and ensuing clashes in Aqbat Jabr refugee camp, near Jericho. Eyewitnesses said that the boy was a bystander, while the Israeli army said that soldiers returned fire after being shot at. Levels of settler-related violence also remained high. Huwwara remained a flashpoint. On 25 March, Palestinians carried out a shooting attack in the town, injuring two Israeli soldiers. Israeli settlers entered the town the same day and again on 27 March, throwing stones that injured two Palestinians and damaged property. On 6 April, an Israeli settler shot and injured a Palestinian boy in Jerusalem’s Old City.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed two of the individuals killed as members of their armed wings. In Jerusalem’s Old City, on 1 April an Arab-Israeli man was shot dead by Israeli security forces near an entrance to the holy sites in disputed circumstances. On 7 April, two British-Israeli sisters, the youngest a 15-year-old girl, were killed in a shooting attack in the West Bank by perpetrators in a car with Palestinian plates. Their mother was critically injured in the attack and died three days later. No arrests have been made. On the same day, an Italian national was killed in Tel Aviv, and seven other Italian and British nationals were wounded, in what the Israeli police said was a ramming attack carried out by an Arab-Israeli man, who was shot dead at the scene by police.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“On 15 April, confrontations erupted between Israeli police and Orthodox Christian worshippers attempting to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City for the Holy Fire ceremony, exceeding an attendance limit enforced by Israeli authorities, citing safety concerns. The Greek Patriarchate and other church leaders criticized the limits on visitors, suggesting it was unjustifiably low and violated the status quo. Other violence in the occupied West Bank and in Israel continued during the reporting period. Many Palestinian casualties were incurred in Israeli military operations in Area A of the occupied West Bank and subsequent clashes, some of them armed. On 16 March, undercover Israeli forces entered Jenin, resulting in clashes. Israeli forces shot and killed four Palestinians, including a 14-year-old bystander.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“While some were intercepted by Israel’s aerial defence system, 46 landed in Israel, causing one injury and damage to property. The barrage from Lebanon was the most intensive since 2006. The Israel Defense Forces carried out airstrikes in Gaza and southern Lebanon on 7 April, aimed at what were said to be Hamas targets. A children’s hospital and a health clinic in Gaza were damaged; however, no injuries were reported. Lebanon’s Prime Minister condemned the launching of rockets towards Israel. United Nations de-escalation efforts, as well as coordination and liaison by the parties with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, helped restore calm. From 12 April, Israeli authorities prohibited non-Muslim visits to the site for the last days of Ramadan, in line with usual practice.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“Israeli security forces deployed stun grenades, beat Palestinians with batons and rifles and fired rubber-coated metal bullets, while some Palestinians inside the mosque lit and threw fireworks and stones at Israeli security forces. Those developments came in the wake of provocative calls and incitement from several parties. Israeli extremists called for Jews to conduct ritual animal sacrifices at the holy sites. Hamas and other armed Palestinian factions called for Palestinians to go to the Al-Aqsa Mosque to resist such acts. As in previous years, Israeli police blocked attempts to carry out the animal sacrifices in the compound, arresting at least two Israelis. Following those events at the holy sites, on 4 and 5 April militants in Gaza and Lebanon fired dozens of rockets towards Israel.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“Four Israeli civilians, including two women and one child, were killed and 31 injured, including two women, one child, and 12 Israeli security forces personnel, by Palestinians in shooting and ramming attacks, clashes, the throwing of stones and Molotov cocktails, and other incidents. In addition, a foreign national was killed and seven foreigners were injured. The holiday period was largely observed peacefully, with millions of Muslim visitors to the Al-Aqsa compound during Ramadan, the highest numbers in many years. However, on 4 and 5 April, confrontations erupted at the holy sites in Jerusalem when Israeli security forces entered the Al-Qibli prayer hall at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and forcibly removed Palestinians who were barricaded inside.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“There must be an end to the unilateral measures, provocations and incitement that enable violence and prevent progress towards resolving the conflict and ending the occupation. Overall in the occupied West Bank, 17 Palestinians, including two children, were killed and 200 Palestinians, including four women and 38 children, were injured by Israeli security forces during demonstrations, clashes, search-and-arrest operations, attacks and alleged attacks against Israelis and other incidents. Another 39 Palestinians, including three women and four children, were injured by Israeli settlers or other civilians in shooting attacks, stone-throwing and other incidents.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“Mr. Wennesland: Days ago, Muslims around the world celebrated Eid Al-Fitr, bringing to a close the holy month of Ramadan, which overlapped with Christian Easter and Jewish Passover. That holy period, while mostly calm, regrettably also witnessed shocking incidents of violence at holy sites and tensions across the occupied Palestinian territory and in Israel, with a brief escalation spilling over into the region. While a wider- scale escalation was averted, with each de-escalation the stakes get higher and the tools at our disposal become fewer. The current trajectory is neither sustainable nor inevitable. The parties, the region and the international community need to address the underlying political, security, economic and institutional challenges driving the conflict.”
2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source
“I urge Israelis, Palestinians, the States of the region and the broader international community to take steps to re-engage on meaningful negotiations and, ultimately, peace.””
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
““I remain committed to supporting Palestinians and Israelis in resolving the conflict and ending the occupation in line with international law, the relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions and bilateral agreements in pursuit of the vision of two States — Israel and an independent, democratic, contiguous, viable and sovereign Palestine — living side by side in peace and security within secure and recognized borders on the basis of the pre-1967 lines, with Jerusalem as the capital of both States. “Lastly, there is no substitute for a legitimate political process that will resolve the core issues driving the conflict. Efforts to manage the conflict are not a substitute for real progress towards resolving it.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“The implications of Israel’s announced increase in monthly deductions from Palestinian clearance revenues add to an already very difficult situation. I urge the parties to work together to find urgent and sustainable solutions. I call on the international community to redouble efforts to strengthen the Palestinian Authority’s fiscal and institutional health. “I call on all Member States to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East with sustainable funding sources to protect the delivery of vital services to millions of Palestine refugees. That is crucial for stability throughout the region.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“Despite improvements in access and movement, much more remains to be done to alleviate the dire humanitarian situation and improve the economy, with the ultimate goal of lifting the debilitating closures, in line with resolution 1860 (2009). “The absence of intra-Palestinian unity continues to undermine Palestinian national aspirations. I call upon all factions to take concrete steps towards reuniting Gaza and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, under a single, democratic Government. Gaza is and must remain an integral part of a future Palestinian State as part of a two-State solution. “I am concerned by the critical condition of the Palestinian economy, which is affecting the Palestinian Authority’s ability to deliver services and pay public sector salaries.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“The statements made by European Member States, the presidential statement and the joint communiqué from Aqaba are welcome calls for calm. If implemented, the steps outlined in Aqaba could be an important start to reversing negative trends on the ground. “I am also particularly concerned about steps, incitement and provocations that could escalate tensions in and around the holy sites in Jerusalem. I call upon all to refrain from such actions and to uphold the status quo, in line with the special and historic role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as custodian of the holy sites in Jerusalem. “In Gaza, a fragile calm continues, but the risk of escalation persists.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“I am particularly appalled that children continue to be killed and injured in large numbers. Children must never be the target of violence, used or put in harm’s way. I remain deeply concerned by the increase in levels of settler-related violence in the occupied West Bank, sometimes in the proximity of the Israeli security forces. I am particularly appalled by the recent brutal sequence of events in Huwwara. All perpetrators must be held accountable. I urge Israel, as the occupying Power, to abide by its obligations under international law to protect the Palestinian population against all acts or threats of violence. “It is critical to de-escalate the situation and move towards re-establishing a political horizon.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“I reiterate that the perpetrators must be held accountable and swiftly brought to justice. There can be no justification for terrorism or glorification of such acts, which should be clearly condemned by all. I call on leaders on all sides to help calm the situation, avoid spreading inflammatory rhetoric and speak up against those seeking to incite and escalate the situation. “Israeli security forces operations in the occupied West Bank and subsequent clashes have led to a staggering number of Palestinians killed and injured. I reiterate that the security forces must use lethal force only when strictly unavoidable to protect life, and must promptly and thoroughly investigate all instances of death or injury resulting from its use, holding those responsible to account.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“I call on the Government of Israel to cease all settlement activities immediately, in line with its obligations under international law. The demolition and seizure of Palestinian structures, including the significant increase of such activity in occupied East Jerusalem, entail numerous human rights violations and raise concerns about the risk of forcible transfer. I call on the Government of Israel to immediately end that practice, in line with its obligations under international humanitarian law. “I am deeply disturbed by the intensifying cycle of violence that threatens to plunge Palestinians and Israelis deeper into deadly crisis, while further eroding any hope for a political solution. I condemn all acts of violence against civilians, including acts of terror, which have led to an increase in the tragic loss of life.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, I would like to share the Secretary- General’s observations concerning the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016): “I remain deeply troubled by continued Israeli settlement expansion, including the recent authorization of nine illegal outposts and the advancement of more than 7,000 settlement housing units, as well as the potential settlement advancement in the E1 area, which is crucial to the contiguity of a future Palestinian State. Settlements further entrench the occupation, fuel tensions and systematically erode the viability of a Palestinian State as part of a two-State solution. Israeli settlements have no legal validity and constitute a flagrant violation of international law and of Security Council and General Assembly resolutions.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“On 20 February, the Security Council adopted a presidential statement reaffirming, inter alia, its commitment to the two-State solution; its opposition to unilateral actions, including settlement expansion, and its condemnation of violence against civilians, including acts of terrorism (S/PRST/2023/1). On 4 and 8 March, respectively, five European Union (EU) countries, plus the United Kingdom, and all 27 EU member States issued statements condemning the increasing violence on the ground and calling for de-escalation.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“In its final communiqué, participants called for the establishment of a committee of legal experts tasked with helping to bring justice to the Palestinian people and financing a mechanism to support small and medium-sized enterprises. On 26 February, senior Jordanian, Egyptian, Israeli, Palestinian and United States officials met in Aqaba, Jordan. In a joint communiqué, Israeli and Palestinian participants reaffirmed their commitment to all previous agreements between them and to work towards a just and lasting peace. The parties committed to steps to de-escalate the situation on the ground, pause unilateral measures and prevent further violence, including through upholding the status quo at the holy sites.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“As at 9 March, the Israeli authorities had enabled 44 previously restricted commodities to enter Gaza without special coordination. In its resolution 2334 (2016), the Security Council also called upon all States to distinguish, in their relevant dealings, between the territory of the State of Israel and the territories occupied since 1967. No such steps were taken during the reporting period. Resolution 2334 (2016) also called upon all parties to continue, inter alia, to exert collective efforts to launch credible negotiations. On 12 February, the League of Arab States convened in Cairo a high-level conference on Jerusalem, on the theme “Resilience and development”.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“On 23 February, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced an agreement between Defence Minister Gallant and Finance Minister Smotrich on the division of responsibilities between them. That agreement reportedly grants Smotrich expanded authority over settlement-related activities and civil affairs in the occupied West Bank. In Gaza, the United Nations continued to deliver vital humanitarian and development assistance to Palestinians in Gaza and remains engaged with all parties in order to reduce access restrictions to support the Gaza economy and basic service delivery. During the period, a higher flow of people and goods through the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings was witnessed, with Israeli-issued worker and business permits standing today at more than 20,500 — the highest number in years.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“On 2 February, Israel’s Finance Minister announced that Israel would double — to approximately $30 million — the monthly deductions from tax revenues that it withholds based on its law mandating the withholding of what it says the Palestinian Authority pays to perpetrators of attacks against Israelis and their families. The PA’s difficult financial situation has resulted in ongoing cuts to public sector salaries. Since early February, Palestinian teachers have conducted strikes demanding salary increases to compensate for the rising cost of living. On 15 February, the Knesset-approved legislation enabling the revocation of citizenship of Israeli citizens or residents imprisoned for terrorism-related offences who have received money from the Palestinian Authority connected to those offences.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“The Israeli Government announced, on 29 January and 12 February, that following acts of terrorism by Palestinians against Israelis, it would take steps in response, including reinforcing security forces and broadening operations, strengthening and expanding Israeli settlements and taking punitive measures against the perpetrators and their families. Following a 1 February announcement by Israel’s National Security Minister of new restrictions on Palestinian security prisoners, prisoners launched a mass civil disobedience campaign and announced their intention to begin a hunger strike from tomorrow if restrictions were not eased.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“On 6 January, the Israeli Government approved a series of measures against the Palestinian Authority (PA), including the transfer of some $39 million in Palestinian Authority tax revenues withheld by Israel to families of Israelis killed in Palestinian attacks. That measure was in response to the 30 December adoption of General Assembly resolution 77/247, requesting an advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice relating to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. On 16 January, 39 members signed a joint statement reconfirming support for the International Court of Justice and noting deep concern regarding the Israeli Government’s punitive measures.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“Several Members of the Knesset praised the attacks by settlers against Palestinians and their property in Huwwara, and an Israeli minister said Huwwara should be wiped out by Israeli authorities. Another Member of Knesset called Israeli-Arab colleagues supporters of terrorism and vowed to ban them from the Knesset, while another said they were inhuman and likened them to livestock. Resolution 2334 (2016) reiterated calls by the Middle East Quartet for affirmative steps to be taken immediately to reverse the negative trends on the ground that are imperilling the two-State solution. Notwithstanding some positive steps, negative trends on the ground continued.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“One fell short within the Strip, one landed in an open space inside Israel, and five were intercepted by the Israeli air defence systems. In retaliation, the Israel Defense Forces conducted two air strikes against what it said were militant targets in Gaza, with no reported injuries. Resolution 2334 (2016) calls for the parties to refrain from acts of provocation, incitement and inflammatory rhetoric. Unfortunately, such acts continued and intensified. Some Fatah officials and social media pages, as well as those from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, praised and glorified perpetrators of attacks against Israelis and called for additional attacks. One senior Fatah official called Israel a fascist enemy that loves to murder and spill blood. An Israeli minister conducted an inflammatory visit to Jerusalem’s holy sites.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“On 11 February, a third Palestinian was shot by an Israeli settler at close range in a confrontation on the edge of a Palestinian village near Salfit. Following the 26 February killing by a Palestinian of two Israelis from the Har Bracha settlement in Huwwara, hundreds of settlers descended on the West Bank town and neighbouring villages, carrying out, with Israeli security forces present, arson and other attacks. Amid the violence, one Palestinian man was shot and killed, 387 others, including 137 women and 89 children, were injured — one with live ammunition and 377 with tear gas — and extensive damage to Palestinian private property was reported. In the aftermath of fatal incidents in the West Bank, Palestinian armed groups launched seven rockets from Gaza towards Israel.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“In occupied East Jerusalem, six Israelis, including a child and one foreign national, were killed in a Palestinian shooting attack outside a synagogue on 27 January, the highest death toll in an attack against Israelis since 2005, and three Israelis, including two children, were killed in a ramming attack on 10 February in occupied East Jerusalem. Shooting attacks by Palestinians killed three Israelis, including one dual national, in other parts of the West Bank on 26 and 27 February and seriously injured three others, one of whom later succumbed to his wounds, in Tel Aviv on 9 March. In separate incidents, two Palestinians were shot and killed by Israeli settlers in the course of carrying out stabbing attacks on 11 and 21 January.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“The high number of fatal incidents during the reporting period precludes us from detailing all of them, but allow me to highlight a few. In four Israeli search-and-arrest operations in Palestinian cities in Area A — on 26 January in Jenin, 6 February in Jericho, 22 February in Nablus and 7 March in Jenin — 33 Palestinians, including a woman, an elderly man and four children, were killed by Israeli security forces amid armed exchanges. Of those killed, Palestinian militant groups have claimed 21 as members. The death toll in Nablus, with 11 Palestinians killed, was the highest recorded by the United Nations in a single West Bank incident since 2005. The reporting period has also been marked by a spate of violence against civilians, including acts of terror.”
2023-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9290 (2023) · source
“Thirteen Israeli civilians, including one woman, three children and one foreign national were killed, and 49 Israelis, including two women, seven children and six Israeli security forces personnel, were injured by Palestinians in shooting and ramming attacks, clashes and other incidents. The majority of them were stone-throwing attacks against Israelis, including settlers, which resulted in injuries or damage to Israeli- owned property. One Israeli security forces personnel was shot and killed by a fellow soldier in the context of a stabbing attack by a Palestinian. Israeli security forces carried out 1,084 search- and-arrest operations in the West Bank, resulting in 906 Palestinians arrested, including 133 children. Israel currently holds 967 Palestinians in administrative detention — the highest number in over a decade.”
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“Eighty-two Palestinians, including one woman and 17 children, were killed by Israeli security forces during demonstrations, clashes, security operations, attacks against Israelis and other incidents. In all, more than 2,680 Palestinians, including 123 women and 320 children, were injured. Of that number, 308 were injured by live ammunition, while 2,100 became injured from tear gas inhalation. In addition, 4 Palestinians were killed and 89 injured, including 14 women and 12 children, in a growing number of attacks by Israeli settlers, who also caused damage to Palestinian- owned property.”
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“On 7 February, Israel’s High Court of Justice gave the Government until 2 April to submit its response to a petition to implement demolition orders for Khan al-Ahmar. The deadline was subsequently extended to 23 April. A hearing is set for 1 May. On 7 February, Israeli authorities postponed the demolition of a multi-story building housing 74 Palestinians in Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem. Resolution 2334 (2016) calls for immediate steps to prevent all acts of violence against civilians, including all acts of terror, as well as all acts of provocation and destruction. Unfortunately, daily violence increased significantly during the reporting period.”
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