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STORY: UN / PALESTINIAN QUESTION
TRT: 04:51
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 17 JULY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
17 JULY 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Courtenay Rattray, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“It is long past time for a safe enabling environment for effective humanitarian operations in Gaza, in line with international humanitarian law.”
4. Med shot, UN Chef de Cabinet, delegates
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Courtenay Rattray, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, United Nations:
‘Meanwhile, Israeli measures are undermining the Palestinian Authority, crippling the Palestinian economy and driving instability. This month, the Israeli security cabinet approved a series of punitive steps against the Palestinian Authority.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Courtenay Rattray, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The geography of the occupied West Bank is steadily being altered through Israeli administrative and legal steps. The seizure of large land parcels in strategic areas and changes to planning, land management and governance are expected to significantly accelerate settlement expansion.”
8. Med shot, UN Chef de Cabinet, delegates
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Courtenay Rattray, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“These changes include the issuance of two military orders at the end of May. These orders transferred powers to, and appointed, a civilian deputy in Israel’s Civil Administration, which is alarming. This move is another significant advance in the ongoing transfer of authority over many aspects of daily life in the occupied West Bank, and a further step towards extending Israeli sovereignty over this occupied territory. If left unaddressed, these measures risk causing irreparable damage.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Courtenay Rattray, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“All settlement activity must cease immediately. Israeli settlements are a flagrant violation of international law and a key obstacle to peace. The violence must end, and the perpetrators of the violence must be swiftly brought to justice. Israel must ensure the safety and security of the Palestinian population.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Courtenay Rattray, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Support to the Palestinian Authority is critical. Its institutions must be strengthened so that it is ready to govern and lead recovery and reconstruction efforts in Gaza.”
14. Med shot, Palestinian ambassador, delegates
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Palestine:
“Israel is doing so unapologetically. It is committing crimes openly, brazenly and repeatedly. Its own soldiers do not hesitate to share recordings of those crimes with the rest of the world. What is happening in Gaza will go down as the most documented genocide in history.”
16. Med shot, Palestinian ambassador, delegates
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Gilad Erdan, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Israel:
“The war will not end until these hostages will be released. We will not leave a single hostage behind.”
18. Wide shot, Security Council
19. Pan left, Humanitarian Resident Coordinator for oPt walking to stakeout
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Muhannad Hadi, Humanitarian Resident Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt), United Nations:
“There is a challenge on every front. Right now, the main challenge we have is the public order. We need to make sure that the working environment there is safe enough to deliver with accountability: Accountability to our staff and accountability to the to the affected population.”
21. Med shot, Humanitarian Resident Coordinator for oPt at stakeout
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Muhannad Hadi, Humanitarian Resident Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt), United Nations:
“People know that there is no safe place. People are always on the move. You know, they receive those instructions to evacuate, they grab whatever they can, they start with them. They start with beloved ones, with the elderly, with the children. They just, you know, they carry them and they carry their dignity or whatever left of it with them.”
23. Med shot, Humanitarian Resident Coordinator for oPt at stakeout
24. SOUNDBITE (English) Muhannad Hadi, Humanitarian Resident Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt), United Nations:
“Unfortunately, we have to deal with the results of failed politics. And this is what we're doing. We're waiting for the politicians to deliver a ceasefire in Gaza. But we as humanitarians will remain there with the people of Gaza to support them go through this difficult crisis. And once it's over, we are determined to remain with them to help them rebuild their lives and their recovery, and reconstructions”
25. Close up, cameraman, camera
26. SOUNDBITE (English) Muhannad Hadi, Humanitarian Resident Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt), United Nations:
“The West Bank is a huge concern for us, and we shouldn't wait until the West Bank becomes another Gaza.”
27. Pan right, Humanitarian Resident Coordinator for oPt leaving stakeout
Addressing the Security Council today (17 Jul) on behalf of the Secretary-General, UN Chef de Cabinet Courtenay Rattray said, “The violence must end, and the perpetrators of the violence must be swiftly brought to justice. Israel must ensure the safety and security of the Palestinian population.”
Rattray also said, “It is long past time for a safe enabling environment for effective humanitarian operations in Gaza, in line with international humanitarian law.”
He continued, “Meanwhile, Israeli measures are undermining the Palestinian Authority, crippling the Palestinian economy and driving instability. This month, the Israeli security cabinet approved a series of punitive steps against the Palestinian Authority.”
He added, “The geography of the occupied West Bank is steadily being altered through Israeli administrative and legal steps. The seizure of large land parcels in strategic areas and changes to planning, land management and governance are expected to significantly accelerate settlement expansion.”
He highlighted, “These changes include the issuance of two military orders at the end of May. These orders transferred powers to, and appointed, a civilian deputy in Israel’s Civil Administration, which is alarming. This move is another significant advance in the ongoing transfer of authority over many aspects of daily life in the occupied West Bank, and a further step towards extending Israeli sovereignty over this occupied territory. If left unaddressed, these measures risk causing irreparable damage.”
He stressed, “All settlement activity must cease immediately. Israeli settlements are a flagrant violation of international law and a key obstacle to peace.”
He concluded, “Support to the Palestinian Authority is critical. Its institutions must be strengthened so that it is ready to govern and lead recovery and reconstruction efforts in Gaza.”
Also addressing the Security Council today, Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations said, “Israel is doing so unapologetically. It is committing crimes openly, brazenly and repeatedly. Its own soldiers do not hesitate to share recordings of those crimes with the rest of the world. What is happening in Gaza will go down as the most documented genocide in history.”
Gilad Erdan, Israeli Ambassador and Permanent Representative, highlighted the continued suffering of the hostages, adding that the war will not end until the hostages are released and that Israel “will not leave a single hostage behind”.
After the Council, Muhannad Hadi, the Humanitarian Resident Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) addressed the press.
He said that in Gaza “There is a challenge on every front. Right now, the main challenge we have is the public order. We need to make sure that the working environment there is safe enough to deliver with accountability: Accountability to our staff and accountability to the to the affected population.”
He also said, “People know that there is no safe place. People are always on the move. You know, they receive those instructions to evacuate, they grab whatever they can, they start with them. They start with beloved ones, with the elderly, with the children. They just, you know, they carry them, and they carry their dignity or whatever left of it with them.”
He continued, “Unfortunately, we have to deal with the results of failed politics. And this is what we're doing. We're waiting for the politicians to deliver a ceasefire in Gaza. But we as humanitarians will remain there with the people of Gaza to support them go through this difficult crisis. And once it's over, we are determined to remain with them to help them rebuild their lives and their recovery, and reconstructions”
Echoing the Secretary-General, he stressed, “The West Bank is a huge concern for us, and we shouldn't wait until the West Bank becomes another Gaza.”
