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STORY: UN / MIDDLE EAST
TRT: 04:53
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / CHINESE / NATS
DATELINE: 28 OCTOBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
28 OCTOBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, delegates, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, United Nations:
“The latest exchange of attacks between Israel and Iran risks plunging the region into the unknown at a time when we urgently need de-escalation on all fronts. I echo the Secretary-General’s condemnation of all acts of escalation. These acts must stop. Belligerent and threatening rhetoric must cease. Both sides must stop testing the limits of each other’s restraint and act in the interest of peace and stability for the region.”
4. Med shot, delegates
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, United Nations:
“The postponement of the final phase of the polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza is putting the lives of thousands of children at risk. Living conditions in North Gaza – especially in around Jabalya, Beit Lahiya, and Beit Hanoun – are becoming untenable.”
6. Med shot, Israeli Representative, UN ASG for Middle East, Asia and Pacific
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, United Nations:
“Hizbullah issued a displacement notice to residents of northern Israel for the first time on 25 October, while Israel continued airstrikes across areas of Lebanon, including the South, the Bekaa, and the southern suburbs of Beirut over in recent days.”
8. Med shot, Irani Representative
9. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Fu Cong, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, China:
“Any reckless provocation or military adventure to expand the fighting is irresponsible and is highly likely to lead to miscalculation and disastrous consequences. It must be pointed out that the fundamental reason for the continued worsening of tensions in the Middle East is that the ceasefire in Gaza has remained elusive.”
10. Med shot, delegates
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States:
“Today, the United States’ message for Israel remains clear: We will always help secure its people and territory from Iran and its terrorist proxies and partners. Our message for Iran remains clear, as well: Should it choose to undertake further aggressive acts against Israel or U.S. personnel in the region, there will be severe consequences. We will not hesitate to act in self-defense.”
12. Med shot, delegates
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Saeid Iravani, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Iran:
“The criminal regime of Israel has flagrantly violated international law and the UN Charter by committing a deliberate act of aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iran.”
14. Wide shot, delegates
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Saeid Iravani, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Iran:
“The Council has the authority—and the duty—to respond robustly to threats to global peace and acts of aggression. This responsibility requires more than words or recommendations; it demands firm and resolute action.”
16. Med shot, Israeli Representative
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Danon, Permanent, Representative to the Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Israel:
“Israel will never rest until peace is restored, until every last terrorist is driven back from our borders.”
18. Med shot, Irani and Iraqi Representatives
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Danon, Permanent, Representative to the Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Israel:
“No sovereign country would tolerate hundreds of ballistic missiles aimed at its civilian population. No responsible government would allow its people to remain under constant threat. On Friday night, Israel acted as any nation would, to defend its citizens, secure its borders and neutralize an immediate threat.”
20. Wide shot, Security Council
21. Pan left, Israeli representative walking to stakeout
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Danon, Permanent, Representative to the Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Israel:
“Israel made a promise: Iran's actions would not go unanswered. We made it very clear that we would choose the time and manner of our response that it will be painful. That promise has been kept.”
23. Wide shot, Israeli representative at stakeout
24. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Danon, Permanent, Representative to the Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Israel:
“To Iran’s leaders, take this as a warning. Israel has shown restraint, but from here on, you will see only strengths. Any further aggression will be met with consequences that are painful and decisive. For every missile you launch, for every terror you sponsor, there will be a reckoning. Israel had acted to protect its people and its sovereignty, and we will not hesitate to do so again.”
25. Pan right, Israeli representative leaving stakeout
UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East Khaled Khiari said, “The latest exchange of attacks between Israel and Iran risks plunging the region into the unknown at a time when we urgently need de-escalation on all fronts.”
Addressing the Security Council today (28 Oct) Khiari echoed the Secretary-General’s condemnation of all acts of escalation.
Khiari stressed, “These acts must stop. Belligerent and threatening rhetoric must cease. Both sides must stop testing the limits of each other’s restraint and act in the interest of peace and stability for the region.”
He said, “The postponement of the final phase of the polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza is putting the lives of thousands of children at risk. Living conditions in North Gaza – especially in around Jabalya, Beit Lahiya, and Beit Hanoun – are becoming untenable.”
He also said, “Hizbullah issued a displacement notice to residents of northern Israel for the first time on 25 October, while Israel continued airstrikes across areas of Lebanon, including the South, the Bekaa, and the southern suburbs of Beirut over in recent days.”
Fu Cong, Chinese Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said, “Any reckless provocation or military adventure to expand the fighting is irresponsible and is highly likely to lead to miscalculation and disastrous consequences. It must be pointed out that the fundamental reason for the continued worsening of tensions in the Middle East is that the ceasefire in Gaza has remained elusive.”
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Permanent Representative stated, “Today, the United States’ message for Israel remains clear: We will always help secure its people and territory from Iran and its terrorist proxies and partners. Our message for Iran remains clear, as well: Should it choose to undertake further aggressive acts against Israel or U.S. personnel in the region, there will be severe consequences. We will not hesitate to act in self-defense.”
Saeid Iravani, Permanent Representative of Iran said, “The criminal regime of Israel has flagrantly violated international law and the UN Charter by committing a deliberate act of aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iran.”
He also said, “The Council has the authority—and the duty—to respond robustly to threats to global peace and acts of aggression. This responsibility requires more than words or recommendations; it demands firm and resolute action.”
Israeli Representative Danny Danon stated, “Israel will never rest until peace is restored, until every last terrorist is driven back from our borders.”
He continued, “No sovereign country would tolerate hundreds of ballistic missiles aimed at its civilian population. No responsible government would allow its people to remain under constant threat. On Friday night, Israel acted as any nation would, to defend its citizens, secure its borders and neutralize an immediate threat.”
Addressing the press before the Council, Danon said, “Israel made a promise: Iran's actions would not go unanswered. We made it very clear that we would choose the time and manner of our response that it will be painful. That promise has been kept.”
He also said, “To Iran’s leaders, take this as a warning. Israel has shown restraint, but from here on, you will see only strengths. Any further aggression will be met with consequences that are painful and decisive. For every missile you launch, for every terror you sponsor, there will be a reckoning. Israel had acted to protect its people and its sovereignty, and we will not hesitate to do so again.”
