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UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council, “we need a true humanitarian ceasefire,” adding that a failure of establishing a two-State solution “will condemn Palestinians, Israelis, the region and the world, to a never-ending cycle of death and destruction.” UNIFEED

Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Item 5). Continuation of the debate on the item.

League of Arab States members called for an immediate ceasefire, an immediate lifting of the blockade on Gaza, and a return to a peace process. UNIFEED

Speaking on behalf of the Arab Group of ambassadors after a meeting with Secretary-General António Guterres, Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour said its priorities are a ceasefire and humanitarian assistance to reach the 2.3 million in the Gaza Strip - as soon as possible. UNIFEED

Palestine Ambassador Riyad H. Mansour said, “peace would require that the Israeli side to recognize that we exist, and we are humans, and we have national rights and aspirations,” while the representative of the League of Arab States, Majed Abdulfattah Abdulaziz, added that “if Israel believes that military action is going to settle the Palestinian question, they're wrong.” UNIFEED

Josep Borrell, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs, said, “In the last 30 years after the Oslo Agreement, we cannot say that we are closer to peace between Israel and Palestine.” He added, “If we really want a two-state solution, everybody has to support it in practical terms.” UNIFEED

Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour condemned Israeli “aggression against our people and the terrorism of the settlers” and demanded that the Security Council “act on resolutions adopted by the Security Council, particularly resolution 904, calling for protection to the civilian population.” UNIFEED

Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security: League of Arab States

UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo said, “It is heartening that the relationship between the United Nations and the League of Arab States remains robust.” UNIFEED

The situation in the Middle East - Security Council, 9313th meeting