UNSC to hold monthly briefing on Middle East and Palestinian question
The UN Security Council is set to hold on Monday its monthly open briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
The briefing is expected to be delivered by the Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Ramiz Alakbarov.
As is customary, following the open briefing, the Security Council will hold closed consultations to discuss the briefing’s content and potential next steps the Council may take or recommend.
On Saturday, the Gaza Government Media Office reported that the Zionist occupation carried out 497 ceasefire violations, killing 342 Palestinians and injuring 875 others.
The “Israeli” violations since Oct. 10 include 142 shootings targeting civilians, homes and displacement tents; 21 ground incursions beyond the “yellow line”; 228 air, artillery and ground strikes; and 100 demolitions of civilian homes and structures, which it said amounts to “collective punishment” and an effort to widen destruction.
The office said 35 Palestinians have also been detained in raids and incursions, as the occupation creates “a bloody new reality that threatens security and stability in the Gaza Strip.”
The Zionist occupation continues to occupy more than 50% of Gaza under the ceasefire agreement, with the “yellow line” separating areas under army deployment from those inhabited by Palestinians.
The occupation forces recently re-escalated attacks east of the yellow line, destroying vast areas and rendering nearby zones highly hazardous to civilians.
