UN / GAZA ARAB GROUP PRESSER

The Permanent Observer to the UN of the State of Palestine, Riyad H. Mansour, said, “We as Arab Group, as you see all of us united, are outraged by this massacre that has taken place, committed by the Israeli forces against a hospital, the Lutheran Hospital, in the Gaza Strip, in which, according to the initial figures, about what 500 civilians have been torn apart and massacred.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:05
• Production Date: 17 October 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: RIYAD MANSOUR
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: MIDDLE EAST
• MAMS Id: 3117562
• Parent Id: 3117562
• Alternate Title: unifeed231017j

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STORY: UN / GAZA ARAB GROUP PRESSER
TRT: 02:05
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 17 OCTOBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

17 OCTOBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Pan left, ambassadors walk to the stakeout
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer to the United Nations, State of Palestine:
“We as Arab Group, as you see all of us united, are outraged by this massacre that has taken place, committed by the Israeli forces against a hospital, the Lutheran Hospital, in the Gaza Strip, in which, according to the initial figures, about what 500 civilians have been torn apart and massacred.”
4. Pan right, ambassadors from the Arab Group
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer to the United Nations, State of Palestine:
“We condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. And we hold Israel responsible for this massacre, this crime. And those responsible for this crime should face justice and should face accountability and should be you know, punishment... rising to the level of this crime committed against our people.”
6. Wide shot, ambassadors from the Arab Group
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer to the United Nations, State of Palestine:
“We, as Arab Group, demand immediately a ceasefire, because the continuation of the war means killing more Palestinians every moment. Had the Security Council shouldered their responsibility yesterday and stopped the fighting yesterday, stopped the war, the aggression, the crime against our people, yesterday, then we would have been able to have those 500 killed still alive and with us.”
8. Pan right, ambassadors walk away from the stakeout

Storyline

The Permanent Observer to the UN of the State of Palestine, Riyad H. Mansour, said , “We as Arab Group, as you see all of us united, are outraged by this massacre that has taken place, committed by the Israeli forces against a hospital, the Lutheran Hospital, in the Gaza Strip, in which, according to the initial figures, about what 500 civilians have been torn apart and massacred.”

Speaking to journalists today (17 Oct) on behalf of the Ambassadors of the Arab Group, Mansour added, “We condemn this action in the strongest possible terms. And we hold Israel responsible for this massacre, this crime. And those responsible for this crime should face justice and should face accountability and should be you know, punishment... rising to the level of this crime committed against our people.”

The Permanent Observer concluded, “We, as Arab Group, demand immediately a ceasefire, because the continuation of the war means killing more Palestinians every moment. Had the Security Council shouldered their responsibility yesterday and stopped the fighting yesterday, stopped the war, the aggression, the crime against our people, yesterday, then we would have been able to have those 500 killed still alive and with us.”