News Center- Since the “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” launched by Hamas on Israel on October 7, Israel has been carrying out attacks on the Gaza Strip, targeting civilians and their settlements. On Thursday, the UN General Assembly held an emergency special session on the Israel-Palestine crisis.

Speaking at the emergency special session, Riyad Mansour, Palestinian ambassador to the UN, called on the international community to vote to stop the ongoing Israeli aggression against Palestinians. “Three thousand children in Gaza were killed by Israel in the last almost three weeks. 1,700 women were killed by Israel in the past two weeks. There are 1,600 Palestinians remaining trapped under the rubble in Gaza, including 900 children, and we do not know their fate,” he said.

He also shed light on the currently collapsed healthcare system in Gaza, reminding that “UN staff and doctors in Gaza are paying a heavy price for their work. Hospitals are coming to a halt, while neighborhoods are being destroyed, while people are fleeing from one place to another with nowhere safe to go.”

‘More than 19,000 people in Gaza have been wounded’

He also said that More than 19,000 people in Gaza have been wounded as a result of Israel’s war on Gaza, with many having been treated in hospital hallways, due to overcrowding in hospitals, and their frequent use as shelters for fleeing Gazans. “1,000 Palestinians are now killed every single day. Israel has destroyed over 40% of all homes, making an entire population homeless and displaced,” he noted.

Riyad Mansour called on the UN General Assembly to “vote to stop the killing”, urging them to allow “humanitarian aid to reach those whose very survival depends on it. Vote to stop this madness”.