Failure of UN Security Council to stop massacres in Gaza 'inexcusable': Palestine

By Servet Gunerigok

WASHINGTON (AA) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said on Tuesday that the failure of the UN Security Council to stop massacres in Gaza is "inexcusable."

Speaking at a Security Council open debate in New York, Maliki said the council has a duty to stop the killings perpetrated by Israel, adding that "continued failure at this Council is inexcusable."

He said that over 2 million Palestinians are on a “survival mission every day, every night."

Al-Maliki said that more injustice and more killings will not make Israel safer, adding that only peace will bring security.

"It must be clear that this can only be achieved by putting an immediate end to the Israeli war launched against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. Stop the bloodshed," he added.

The conflict in Gaza, which has been under Israeli bombardment and a blockade since Oct. 7, began when the Palestinian group Hamas initiated Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, a multi-pronged surprise attack that included a barrage of rocket launches and infiltrations into Israel by land, sea and air. It said the incursion was in retaliation for the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and growing violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians.

The Israeli military then launched a relentless air campaign against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.

More than 7,100 people have been killed in the conflict, including at least 5,791 Palestinians and 1,400 Israelis.