Qatar stresses support for Palestine’s request to obtain full UN membership

New York: The State of Qatar stressed its support for the request of the State of Palestine to obtain full membership as a sovereign state in the Unit...

New York: The State of Qatar stressed its support for the request of the State of Palestine to obtain full membership as a sovereign state in the United Nations, urging all member states to support this legitimate and deserved request.

This came in the statement of the State of Qatar delivered by  Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations H E Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani before the United Nations General Assembly regarding item (63):using the veto against the American draft resolution on Gaza in the Security Council) at the UN office in New York.

Sheikha Alya pointed out that holding this session highlights once again the inability of the Security Council to carry out its responsibilities and role within the framework of maintaining international peace and security, especially in light of the worst humanitarian disaster the world has witnessed in the twenty-first century, which was caused by the ongoing war waged by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinians in Gaza Strip six months ago. She noted that the number of victims reached more than 33,000, and tens of thousands of wounded and missing under the rubble, the majority of whom were women and children, in addition to the forced displacement of around two million civilians.

She indicated that the State of Qatar strongly condemns the Israeli airstrike that targeted the relief convoy of the World Central Kitchen organization in the central Gaza Strip, which led to the killing of seven relief workers.

Sheikha Alya said that this horrific incident once again proves the systematic targeting practices against humanitarian and relief workers in the Gaza Strip, stressing that the State of Qatar completely rejects the use of food as a weapon against civilians and calls for the need for humanitarian aid to reach all areas of the Strip without obstacles under international humanitarian law.