Guterres calls for solidarity with the Palestinian people and support for their right to self-determination

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, called for solidarity with the Palestinian people and support for their right to self-determination and independence.

 

This came in a statement on the United Nations website, today, Wednesday, on the occasion of the “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.” Which is celebrated annually on November 29.

 

 

Guterres explained that this year’s Solidarity Day comes after “two years of severe suffering and the subsequent beginning of an urgent ceasefire.” In the Gaza Strip, in reference to the genocide committed by Israel.

 

 

He stated that “the Palestinian survivors in the Gaza Strip mourn the loss of tens of thousands of their friends and family members, nearly a third of whom are children.”

 

 

He pointed to widespread hunger, disease and trauma. The psychological situation in the area where schools, homes and hospitals were transformed into ruins.

 

 

 

He pointed to the continued injustice in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, saying: “There are Israeli military operations, colonial violence, colonial expansions, evictions, demolitions, and threats to annex (the West Bank to sovereignty). “.

 

 

 

In his remembrance of the hundreds of Palestinian martyrs working in the humanitarian field, most of whom were United Nations employees, Guterres said: “This is the largest loss among the ranks of workers in the history of The organization. The second".

 

 

 

The genocide committed by the Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip resulted in the martyrdom of 255 media workers.

 

 

Guterres concluded by saying: “Let us draw inspiration from the people.” The Palestinian himself has steadfastness and hope. Let us stand in solidarity for the Palestinians’ right to dignity, justice and self-determination.

 

 

 

 

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