4 June 2026

Riyad Mansour, speaking for Palestine alongside the Arab and OIC groups, warned that the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is ¡°extremely deteriorating¡± and ¡°extremely dangerous,¡± particularly in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza. He argued that Israel¡¯s government may use the wider regional conflict as cover to pursue ¡°annexation,¡± expand settlements, and take ¡°practical step[s]¡± toward destroying the two-State solution. Mansour called on the Security Council to act, stating that ¡°these crimes should be stopped,¡± ¡°these illegal policies and practices should be condemned,¡± and Israel ¡°should be held accountable.¡± He emphasized that Palestine ¡°cannot continue to wait on the margin,¡± adding that ¡°justice has to prevail¡± and ¡°this illegal occupation has to end.¡±

The Arab and OIC representatives echoed this appeal, describing Israeli measures as ¡°accelerated annexation¡± and ¡°the systematic dismantling of the Palestinian rights.¡± They warned that the E1 settlement plan poses an ¡°extensional threat to Palestinian independence¡± and called for its immediate reversal, along with an end to settlement expansion, forced displacement, attacks on holy sites, and restrictions on humanitarian access in Gaza. The OIC group condemned ¡°in the strongest terms Israel¡¯s attempts to entrench its illegal occupation and annexation,¡± urging the Security Council and all states to take ¡°urgent and effective measures¡± and ensure accountability under international law.

 

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