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STORY: UN / PALESTINE ISRAEL
TRT: 07:12
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / RUSSIAN / NATS
DATELINE: 25 NOVEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, United Nations headquarters
25 NOVEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Muhannad Hadi, Deputy Special Coordinator, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process:
“Israeli military operations continued across the Blue Line with Lebanon, as did the firing of rockets by Hizbullah toward Israel, including a barrage this weekend. “
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Muhannad Hadi, Deputy Special Coordinator, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process:
“In one incident, on 16 November, a UN convoy comprising 109 trucks of food supplies was violently looted by Palestinians, with 97 trucks lost. On 18 November, over 20 people were reportedly killed by armed Palestinians in an operation said to be led by the Gaza Ministry of Interior to target looters of humanitarian aid.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Muhannad Hadi, Deputy Special Coordinator, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process:
“On 28 October, Israeli planning authorities advanced approximately 120 housing units in settlements in area C in the occupied West Bank. And on 5 November, Israeli forces demolished nine homes in East Jerusalem. While these dangerous steps accelerate, some ministers are now openly calling for the annexation of the occupied West Bank.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert A. Wood, Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, United States:
“We are also deeply concerned by increasing extremist settler violence in the West Bank. Recent incidents include those in Jurat Al Khiel, near Hebron, where Palestinians were attacked by scores of extremist settlers who damaged property, assaulted civilians, and released dogs to attack residents. In the Palestinian village of Jalud, south of Nablus, dozens of extremist settlers reportedly killed livestock, attacked homes, and set fire to vehicles. We are concerned increased attacks also are preventing Palestinians from harvesting their olive crops.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Polyanskiy, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russian Federation:
“The other day, there were reports that one hostage had died, and another had been seriously injured in a part of the North of the Gaza Strip by the Israelis. This is further confirmation that the further escalation is not going to help the hostages in any way. It is clear to all, all of us, that their release will only be possible with an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. By vetoing the E10/S draft, the USA found itself in total international isolation. Their approaches are not supported by the Middle East nor the members of the Security Council, nor by the overwhelming majority of UN members.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Palestine:
“Surrender is not an option. Keep dreaming, surrender will never be an option. Freedom will not be surrendering. The Palestinian people will not surrender. We will continue our struggle for freedom and to put an end to this illegal occupation as ICC articulated.”
14. Med shot, Israeli ambassador
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Danon, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Israel:
“I would like to mention that we are moving toward a cease fire with Lebanon. However, at the same time, Hizbullah launched over 500 rockets at millions of Israeli citizens just 24 hours ago, over the last weekend. 500 rockets rained down on innocent families, schools and homes, leaving millions scrambling for shelter.”
16. Close up, Palestinian ambassador
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Danon, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Israel:
“The very fact that the ICC saw it's appropriate to issue an arrest warrant for a democratically elected leader alongside an arch terrorist responsible for the October 7 massacre is a mockery, a circus, an insult to the victim of October 7 and the victims of real war crimes committed around the world. The ICC has become the International Circus Court.”
18. Wide shot, Security Council
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Palestine:
“Wake up! Listen to the international community. Listen to justice, listen to fairness. Listen to the people who want their hostages to be released, not to be killed on daily basis. Cease fire. Cease fire now! Hundreds of millions of people are saying that in all corners of the globe, listen to them, including in Israel, including Jews in the United States of America, and their youth in universities and the colleges; they are telling you, cease fire. Cease fire now.”
20. Wide shot, Security Council
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Danon, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Israel:
“Once you will have the courage and the ability to say no to Hamas, no to terrorism, you can speak about future for Gaza. You can speak about future of the Palestinians. That's what I'm saying. I'm not taking your position, but I'm telling you that if you want to move forward, you have to say no to Hamas and yes for cooperation.”
22. Wide shot, Security Council
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Palestine:
“The Palestinian people do deserve to exercise their right to self-determination, including a two-state solution. Who is the one who is working for peace and who is the one who shredded the Charter of the United Nations from the chamber of the General Assembly?”
24. Wide shot, Israeli ambassador
25. SOUNDBITE (English) Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, United Nations:
“I think we on a daily basis, including today, we have got demonstrations in the field and in the Council how difficult this situation is at the moment. I can assure members of the Council and the representative of Israel and Palestine that this is a very difficult job to entertain in a situation where anyone serious from the UN will have to deal in an impartial way, with both sides.”
26. Wide shot, end of Security Council
27. Med shot, ambassador Danon walking to the stakeout area
28. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Danon, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Israel:
“So first, I expect that it will have stages. You know, it's not going to happen overnight. There will be a few stages, few requirements. You know, the most important condition for us is the withdrawal of Hizbullah, North of the Litani. We said it from the beginning that that will be our goal in this war. Then there will be other stages in the agreement regarding the UN. As far as I know, the UN is not part of the agreement, but the presence of UNIFIL over there is important, and we are grateful for that. I'm in constant connection with the peacekeeping department at the UN that are visiting the area, they are involved. They know about what's happening, and I think they have also to take advantage of the situation and make sure that the UNIFIL presence is more effective.”
29. Wide shot, ambassador Danon leaves the stakeout area
The United Nations Security Council convened on Monday (25 Nov) to discuss the intensifying conflict in Israel and Palestine, with diplomats highlighting a range of grave concerns, from escalating violence to humanitarian crises and contentious political decisions. Briefing the Security Council Palestinian representative Riyad Mansour said, “Surrender is not an option.”
Muhannad Hadi, Deputy Special Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, detailed recent hostilities involving Israel and Lebanon. “Israeli military operations continued across the Blue Line with Lebanon, as did the firing of rockets by Hizbullah toward Israel, including a barrage this weekend,” Hadi said. He also reported the looting of a UN convoy in Gaza, which resulted in the loss of 97 out of 109 trucks carrying food supplies and described a deadly operation by Palestinian authorities targeting looters. “On 18 November, over 20 people were reportedly killed by armed Palestinians in an operation said to be led by the Gaza Ministry of Interior,” he added.
Turning to developments in the West Bank, Hadi noted, “Israeli planning authorities advanced approximately 120 housing units in settlements in Area C,” adding that “and on 5 November, Israeli forces demolished nine homes in East Jerusalem.” Hadi also said, “While these dangerous steps accelerate, some ministers are now openly calling for the annexation of the occupied West Bank.”
U.S. Representative Robert A. Wood condemned increasing settler violence in the West Bank, describing attacks on Palestinian civilians and property in Jurat Al Khiel and Jalud. “We are concerned increased attacks also are preventing Palestinians from harvesting their olive crops,” Wood said.
Russian Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy called for an immediate ceasefire, stating, “It is clear to all, all of us, that [hostage] release will only be possible with an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.” Polyanskiy criticized the U.S. for vetoing a last week’s resolution, claiming, “By vetoing the E10/S draft, the USA found itself in total international isolation.”
Palestinian representative Riyad Mansour challenged the Israeli representative to hear global calls for a ceasefire, saying, “Listen to the people who want their hostages to be released, not to be killed on daily basis. Cease fire. Cease fire now.” Mansour reiterated Palestine’s commitment to self-determination, declaring, “Surrender is not an option. Freedom will not be surrendering.”
Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon replied questioning the un-existent condemnation of Hamas, asserting, “If you want to move forward, you have to say no to Hamas and yes for cooperation.” He also condemned recent moves by the International Criminal Court as “an insult to the victims of real war crimes.”
Danon also announced that Israel is “moving toward a cease fire with Lebanon.” Briefing reporters before the Security Council session, Danon described his vision for the negotiations, saying that “it will have stages” and “is not going to happen overnight.” Danon said, “the most important condition for us is the withdrawal of Hizbullah, North of the Litani. We said it from the beginning that that will be our goal in this war.”
Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland joined the session for his last briefing in the position and underscored the complex nature of the crisis. “This is a very difficult job to entertain in a situation where anyone serious from the UN will have to deal in an impartial way, with both sides,” he said.
