'Int’l Community Must Make Efforts to Put an End to Israeli Aggression'

The international community must make real efforts to address the underlying causes of the Palestinian crisis and put a stop to Israeli aggression, said Ambassador Rabab Fatima.

She made the statement while speaking today at the United Nations General Assembly plenary session on the question of Palestine, which was on the agenda.

"We must ensure Israel's compliance with all international human rights and humanitarian laws, and relevant UN resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016)", she said.

Ambassador Fatima reaffirmed Bangladesh's unflinching and unshakable support for the people of Palestine's rightful cause for an independent, viable, and sovereign Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, under a two-state solution based on pre-1967 borders.

She alluded to the deteriorating situation in occupied Palestinian land as a result of Israeli occupation forces' demolitions and seizures of homes and structures, as well as expulsions, forced displacement, and murder of Palestinians.

According to Ambassador Fatima, these actions were in gross violation of UN resolutions as well as international human rights and humanitarian law.

The Bangladesh Ambassador said that the culture of impunity must end, and perpetrators of atrocity crimes against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory must face justice.

She praised the ongoing independent international commission of inquiry into these crimes, as well as the International Criminal Court's progress in this area.

She praised UNRWA's efforts and stressed the importance of meeting Palestinians' immediate humanitarian needs, including those relating to the Covid-19 recovery.

She also encouraged the international community to boost UNRWA's funding.

The Permanent Representative of Bangladesh urged the international community to act to establish a just, durable, comprehensive, and peaceful solution to the Palestine dilemma by recognizing Palestine as an independent state with a proper role in the United Nations.

"The Palestinian debate's continuing here is a glaring reminder of the international community's failure to preserve the Palestinian people's inalienable rights," she continued.