Cairo (UNA/WAFA) – The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States expressed its concern regarding the continued Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territory, which reflect a consistent pattern targeting civilians, journalists, and humanitarian institutions, and undermining the protections guaranteed by international law..
In a statement issued today, Wednesday, on the first anniversary of the Israeli bombing of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, which resulted in the martyrdom of five Palestinian journalists, the General Secretariat affirmed that the continuation of Israeli violations a year after this tragic incident reflects the persistence of policies and practices that endanger civilians and media workers. It stressed the necessity of protecting journalists and ensuring accountability for violations committed against them..
She added that this approach extends to international and humanitarian organizations operating in the occupied Palestinian territory, condemning in this context the Israeli measures aimed at evacuating and demolishing facilities belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Kafr Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem..
The General Secretariat affirmed that targeting the Agency's facilities constitutes a direct attack on the work of a UN institution that plays a fundamental role towards Palestinian refugees, and is in clear contradiction with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice regarding the obligation to respect the work of the United Nations and its agencies and to facilitate their performance of their duties in the occupied Palestinian territory..
She pointed out that the undermining of humanitarian work and the continued restrictions on aid access to the Gaza Strip directly impact the living conditions of the population, especially children, as confirmed by recent data issued by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) regarding the worsening malnutrition and lack of adequate food among children in the Strip..
The statement stressed the need to ensure the adequate and sustained flow of humanitarian aid, open crossings, and expand humanitarian access, emphasizing that the continuation of these violations without accountability exacerbates human suffering and widens the gap between the rules of international law and their enforcement, thereby undermining confidence in the credibility of the international system..
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