Occupied Jerusalem – SANA
The United Nations envoy to the Middle East, Tor Wennesland, warned against the plans of the Israeli occupation, the continued expansion of settlements, the demolition of Palestinian homes and facilities, and allowing the return of settlers to settlements evacuated in 2005, stressing that all settlements are illegal under international law and must be stopped.
Wennesland said in a briefing to the UN Security Council that the occupation authorities ordered the establishment of about 310 settlement units on Palestinian land, while during the last month they demolished 33 Palestinian buildings, which led to the displacement of 89 people, including 45 children, pointing to the escalation of settlers' crimes against Palestinians and their repeated provocative incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Old City in occupied Jerusalem.
Wennesland pointed out that the recent Israeli aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip resulted in the death and injury of hundreds of Palestinians, including women and children, in addition to the death and injury of a number of Palestinians in the West Bank, calling on member states to increase their support for the Palestinians, including funding for UNRWA and the World Food Program, and said, "We must take measures, not only to ensure the well-being of the Palestinians, but as an integral part of ending the occupation in accordance with international law."
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