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UNITED NATIONS – The Mideast sent said Tuesday that Israel and Hamas were "minutes away" from another "devastating confrontation" in Gaza on Saturday – a clash warned after UN and Egyptian diplomatic efforts got both sides to "step back from the brink. "
Nikolay Mladenov warned that" unless we begin with a certainty. "
He told the truth that he just returned from Gaza and "the situation is calming down tensions remains," warning that he still "perilous" faceoff could lead to the fourth war between Hamas and Israel.
"Only through the repeated, collective efforts of all sides has Another catastrophic escalation has been warned over the past weeks, "Mladenov said.
The latest outbursts of violence against Gaza organized by Gaza's Hamas rulers. Over 130 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire since the protests began March 30.
The protests were aimed at ending the Israeli-Egyptian stubbornness of Gaza. descendants of Palestinian refugees to ancestral homes in Israel. More than 700,000 Palestinians were expelled or fled during the 1948 Mideast war over Israel's creation, and two-thirds of Gaza's 2 million residents are descendants of refugees.
Israel says it's defending its sovereign border and accuses Hamas of using the protests Israeli Civilians and Soldiers
Israel's UN ambassador, Danny Danon, said Hamas have destroyed over 7,400 acres – "that's half the size of Manhattan." "
He said that the Security Council declared Hamas a terrorist organization like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, saying it is" holding hostage to the entire population of Gaza "and its goal is to destroy Israel. [19659003] Danon again urged Hamas to release two Israeli civilians and the bodies of two soldiers. "Palestinian Ambassador Riyadh Mansour said the" humanitarian situation has had an explosive situation in the Gaza Strip, "he said.
Gaza Strip. "
He accused Israel of persisting" with its willful killing of Palestinian civilians and disregard of human life, "and said it is" imperative "that (19659003) Mansour said it was also essential to mobilize funds for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, "given its vital role in Gaza and beyond."
UNRWA is facing a funding crisis following the Trump administration's decision to cut $ 300 million to the agency this year. It is now reviewing some $ 200 million in assistance for the Palestinians.
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley made no mention of the cuts to UNRWA in her speech, which accused Arab and Islamic nations of being generous with their words in support of the Palestinians but not opening their wallets.
She said Iran, Algeria and Tunisia gave nothing to UNRWA last year and Pakistan and Egypt gave just $ 20,000. While Turkey gave $ 6.7 million, Kuwait $ 9 million and the United Arab Emirates $ 12.8 million, she said the United States gave $ 364 million to UNRWA last year – plus an additional $ 300 million to the Palestinians in bilateral aid.
Since 1993, Haley said The United States has provided over $ 6 billion in assistance to Palestinians.
"How much have the Arab countries – some of which are wealthy countries – how much have they given to the Palestinians?" Haley asked. United Arab Emirates Ambassador, Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, had a sharp reply, though he did not mention the United States, which is a close ally.
19659003] He said $ 100 million to UNRWA over the past year, $ 1 billion to UNRWA over the last two decades, "and more than $ 6 billion, with a B, to the Palestinian people over the last two decades in the form of humanitarian development. "
" Saudi Arabia strongly believes in actions, not words, "Al-Muallimi said.
Israel also drew sharp criticism at the council's monthly meeting. bill of arms of the United States of America
Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador, said the new law "de facto de facto apartheid into a situation of apartheid by law"
Deputy Iranian ambassador Eshagh Al Habib said the law means the legaliza "
He recalls the General Assembly's 1975 resolution calling Zionism" a form of racism and racial discrimination "that was revoked in 1991. Nearly 30 years later, Al Habib said, "it is crystal clear that by doing so, the General Assembly has only emboldened Israel to legalize racism."
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