The Palestinian representative to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, accused Israel of seeking the collapse of the ongoing Israel-Gaza ceasefire during a monthly United Nations Security Council briefing on Monday, claiming that Israel is “deliberately attempting” to prevent peace.
The briefing, focused on “the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question,” was held to discuss the establishment of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza and the current status of the ceasefire.
Israeli representative to the UN Danny Danon denied Mansour’s claims, stating that Israel is fully committed to meeting its obligations outlined by the US-backed Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal, adding that Hamas was responsible for “blatantly violating the terms of the plan.”
Danon noted that, despite the agreed-upon Yellow Line being clearly marked, terrorists made multiple attempts to breach the line, thus violating the ceasefire agreement.
Mansour further claimed that Israel was “stalling humanitarian aid” as a means of “fueling perpetual war,” despite Danon’s assertion that more than 800 trucks of humanitarian aid have entered the Gaza Strip daily over the past week.
Palestinian Authority 'unable to cull terrorism in West Bank,' Danon says
In addition to accusations of ceasefire noncompliance in Gaza, Mansour also alleged Israel has exercised policies "aimed at undermining the Palestinian Authority politically, financially, and militarily."
Following the briefing, Danon released a statement on X/Twittter criticizing Mansour and the Palestinian Authority's "lack of leadership," stating that an organization that can not cull terrorism in the West Bank "should not be dreaming about rule in Gaza."
"This week, on November 29th, we mark 78 years since the UN partition vote," Danon's post concluded. "Even back then, Israel said yes to peace, and the Palestinians said no. Seventy-eight years later, they continue to choose terror and fund terrorists."