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Israel Must Be Held Accountable for Destruction in Gaza - Palestinian Ambassador
Israel Must Be Held Accountable for Destruction in Gaza - Palestinian Ambassador
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Israel must be held accountable for destruction in the Gaza Strip, in accordance with international law, Salah Abdel Shafi, the Palestinian ambassador to Austria and permanent observer to the United Nations in Vienna, told Sputnik.
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"We must never fail to hold Israel accountable [for the destruction in Gaza]. Israel cannot be allowed to destroy while others build. Israel is responsible and must pay compensation under international law," Abdel Shafi said. The Palestinian ambassador specified that it was too early to talk about the details of this process and that the "priority is a ceasefire and humanitarian aid, and then reconstruction."Palestine Global Recognition UnderwayMore and more EU countries are ready to recognize Palestine, and the government expects several more countries to do so at the end of July, he stressed.On Thursday, Macron said that Paris will officially recognize the state of Palestine at a meeting of the UN General Assembly in September.Palestine has sent another proposal to the UN Security Council to admit the country to the organization, the meeting could take place as early as next week, Salah Abdel Shafi added. After Palestine presented a proposal to the UN General Assembly to admit the country to the UN, which was vetoed by the US, another proposal was again sent to the UN Security Council with a demand that the body positively consider this proposal, the ambassador said, adding that the meeting of the Security Council to discuss this issue is due to take place next week.
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Israel Must Be Held Accountable for Destruction in Gaza - Palestinian Ambassador
09:50 GMT 26.07.2025 (Updated: 09:56 GMT 26.07.2025) Salah Abdel Shafi, the Palestinian ambassador to Austria and permanent observer to the United Nations in Vienna, told Sputnik that Tel Aviv "is responsible and must pay compensation under international law."
"We must never fail to hold Israel accountable [for the destruction in Gaza]. Israel cannot be allowed to destroy while others build. Israel is responsible and must pay compensation under international law," Abdel Shafi said.
The Palestinian ambassador specified that it was too early to talk about the details of this process and that the "priority is a ceasefire and humanitarian aid, and then reconstruction."
Palestine Global Recognition Underway
More and more EU countries are ready to recognize Palestine, and the government expects several more countries to do so at the end of July, he stressed.
"There are signs that more countries will take this step. As you know, at the end of this month, on July 28, a conference will be held in New York under the chairmanship of France and Saudi Arabia. The goal of the conference is to advance the two-state solution. [French] President [Emmanuel] Macron also said that the recognition of Palestine is a very important and necessary step. This opinion is shared by Belgium and other European countries. Therefore, we are confident that either at the conference or as a result of it, more and more European countries will recognize the state of Palestine," the diplomat said.
On Thursday,
Macron said that Paris will officially recognize the state of Palestine at a meeting of the UN General Assembly in September.
Palestine has sent another proposal to the UN Security Council to admit the country to the organization, the meeting could take place as early as next week, Salah Abdel Shafi added.
After Palestine presented a proposal to the UN General Assembly to admit the country to the UN, which was vetoed by the US, another proposal was again sent to the UN Security Council with a demand that the body positively consider this proposal, the ambassador said, adding that the meeting of the Security Council to discuss this issue is due to take place next week.
