The Palestinian Ambassador in Nigeria, Abu Shawesh, Thursday, alleged that the United States of America and other western countries are Waging War again the people of Palestine
Shawesh disclosed this while addressing news men on the ongoing war in Gaza
Amb. Abu also called on the international community to stand strong and firmly to enforce international law, the adopted UN resolutions and to utilized all political, economic, legal and diplomatic tools at its disposal to stop the ongoing American-Israeli carnage and bloodshed.
According to him, as of Tuesday, September 3, the death toll has risen to 40,738, with the injuries have risen to 94,154, while thousands still missing under the ruble, saying 70% of them are innocent women and children.
He noted that the target is not only Palestinian people, but also the current economic and political orders that ruled the world after World War II, which no longer serve the interests of US hegemony and some Western empires.
“They are deliberately streaming and televising the genocide and turning their backs on international law in a clear message to the countries of the South: unless you accept the upcoming economic and political rules and systems, you will face the same fate of the Palestinian people.
“It’s not only women and children who make up the majority of the Palestinian victims but also elderly Gazans, with about 4% of the innocent victims being elderly.
“The total number of Palestinian arrests stands at 10,400 citizens from the West Bank since October 7, including 725 children, 400 women, and 98 journalists.
“Over 60 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody in recent I’m months, many due to medical neglect.”
He also revealed that about 600,000 Gazans are denied the right to education for the second year in a row due to the ongoing Israeli war.
” To make matters worse, around 70% of UNRWA schools have been destroyed or damaged, and the majority of them are overcrowded shelters housing hundreds of thousands of displaced families.
” The Israeli war is not limited to Gaza but also extends to the Occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, where the Settlers thugs accompanied by the Occupation soldiers are attacking Palestinian communities on a daily basis.
” In the West Bank, since the beginning of the war, 681 Palestinians have been martyred and nearly 6,700 have been injured.
“Some of the world’s biggest arms exporters on top of them the USA are continuing to openly flout the rules of the Arms Trade Treaty through unlawful arms transfers, leading to a devastating loss of life in conflict zones such as the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
“500 transport planes and 107 ships have delivered more than 50,000 tons of armaments and military equipment from the United States to Israel since the start of the war in Gaza last October”
“States parties and signatories {of the Arms Trade Treaty}, including the USA – the largest provider of arms to Israel – continue to license arms transfers to Israel in spite of overwhelming evidence of war crimes committed by Israeli forces.” He added.
