Palestine demands international protection at UN from ‘unprovoked’ Israeli aggression
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – Palestine has urged the international community to provide protection in the wake of recent Israeli attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip that left 46 Palestinians dead.
The Palestinian envoy to the UN told the UN Security Council that it was an ”unprovoked and unjustified” aggression.
”Its real reason is barely veiled: the upcoming Israeli election and the desperation to appeal and appease the extremists,” said Riyad Mansour. ”We need protection. Our civilians are entitled to protection. Our children deserve protection.”
The appeal came after an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire to end three days of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and retaliatory rocket fire.
The UN welcomed the truce, but warned it was fragile.
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan said Israel was defending itself from what he called ”terrorist attacks” and ”deliberate” rocket attacks.
US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield called on both parties to fully implement the cease-fire and said the US was working seriously to prevent further violence.
During the escalation, 46 Palestinians were killed, including 15 children, and 360 injured. Hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed, and 70 Israelis were injured in Palestinian rocket attacks, according to the UN.
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