UN rapporteur calls for 'urgent' international protection in 'occupied' West Bank
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- A UN special rapporteur urged an international protection presence in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, citing the ICJ's ruling on the illegality of the Israeli occupation.
- Francesca Albanese highlighted the obligation of third states to act against the occupation and questioned the effectiveness of UN diplomatic efforts amid Security Council deadlock.
- The call follows recent incidents of violence, including Israeli settlers attacking Palestinian farmers and Israeli forces killing a Palestinian teenager, alongside concerns over new settlement construction.
United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese has called for an "absolutely urgent" international protection presence in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza. She cited the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion that declared Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories unlawful and stated that third states have an obligation to act to end it.
Albanese posted on X that she doubted whether UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' diplomatic efforts, along with the UN General Assembly's "Uniting for Peace" mechanism, could overcome the Security Council's paralysis on the conflict. Her remarks came in response to footage showing Israeli settlers attacking Palestinian farmers in Masafer Yatta, West Bank. The video appeared to show settlers assaulting an elderly disabled Palestinian man named Saeed al-Amour.
An International Protection Presence in West Bank/east Jerusalem and Gaza is absolutely URGENT. Third states have an obligation, per the ICJ, to act to end Israel's unlawful occupation.
This situation unfolds amid escalating concerns over Israeli settlement expansion. The European Union described the invitation for construction tenders for the E1 settlement project as "unacceptable," stating it violates the territorial contiguity of the Palestinian Territories. Recent reports indicate a rise in violence, with at least 19 Palestinians injured during Israeli military raids and settler attacks across the West Bank in late August. Additionally, Israeli forces reportedly shot and injured three Palestinians attempting to enter East Jerusalem, part of near-daily attacks on Palestinian workers barred from working in Israel since the Gaza war began.
Will UNSG's good offices and UNGA (Uniting4Peace) help overcome the UNSC paralysis?
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