Russia condemned the attack on UN staff in Gaza

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Novosti” news agency, Vasily Nebenzia, Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, announced that this country supports the request of Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of this world organization, regarding the investigation into the death of another humanitarian worker in the Gaza Strip.

Nebenzia said last night, Monday, at the Security Council meeting dedicated to the Rafah situation: “We ask the Israeli side to strictly adhere to international humanitarian laws and attacks on stop the UN staff and aid workers in the Gaza Strip, and we support the request of the UN Secretary General to conduct an international and independent investigation into all cases of the killing of those whose only goal is to help the survival of the Palestinian people.”

As this Russian diplomat pointed out, there is no fixed channel for humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, while it has been two weeks since the arrival of 3,000 aid trucks by Israeli military forces. humanitarian aid to the residents of the area through Rafah and Kerem Shalom checkpoints.

He added: In addition, Israeli fighters continue to target targets in the southern and central parts of the Gaza Strip. and the situation in the confrontation area is becoming more dire and catastrophic every day. Nebenzia expressed concern about the intention of the Israeli authorities to clean up the city of Rafah in the south of Palestine, where about 1.5 million civilians are concentrated. A group of Palestinians in this area pointed out and emphasized: We are waiting for the results of an independent investigation that the UN Security Council had requested in its press release. Nebenzia asked the Israeli authorities to respect the provisions of international humanitarian law and condemned the attacks on the UN offices and its staff.

According to this Russian diplomat, the international community in The relationship with the deterioration of the situation in Gaza should continue to put pressure not only on Israel, but also on its main ally, the United States. He recalled that Washington recently approved a bill to allocate more than 26 billion dollars to the Jewish state, which is “almost eight times the amount that Americans allocate annually to this ally in the Middle East”.

Nebenzia added: “In this way, Israel will receive new bombs and missiles to destroy the civilian and innocent Palestinian people. This is exactly how the US government cares about peace in the Middle East!”

Two days ago, it was reported that Algeria and Slovenia requested a UN Security Council meeting on the Rafah situation.

The Israeli army announced in mid-May that its soldiers were responsible for the killing of UN staff and the wounding of another UN official as a result of the shelling of the city of Rafah in The south has rejected the Gaza Strip. While Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, confirmed this incident and called for an investigation into this attack.

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