The Israeli delegate to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, left this evening, Tuesday, the session of the UN Security Council, to discuss the situation in Palestine, angry after refusing to postpone the session.

According to the Hebrew website Ynet, Erdan had demanded a few days ago to postpone the date of the session that was held this evening because it coincided with the commemoration of the Israeli dead, but Russia, in its capacity as the country responsible for the current session of the presidency of the Security Council, refused to do so.

And Israeli political sources said that Moscow refused this for political reasons because Tel Aviv stood by Kiev (Ukraine) in the United Nations.

In the context, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during the session that it is not possible to turn a blind eye to the construction of settlements, the annexation of land, the destruction of homes and arbitrary arrests, adding that clashes related to the violation of the status of holy places in the city of Jerusalem have been observed.

Lavrov stressed the importance of getting rid of the root causes of the conflict, and that the most important thing is for all parties to reaffirm that the two-state solution is irreplaceable, as it is the one that meets the aspirations of the Palestinian people and their rights to enjoy a state with East Jerusalem as its capital, by returning to direct negotiations on all final issues to stop the violence. and radical.

He pointed out that the time has come for everyone who buries previous Security Council resolutions, including those related to Palestine and the Syrian Golan, to explain this before the General Assembly.

In his briefing, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Winsland, reviewed the developments and field developments that the international institution had monitored during the past few weeks.

He mentioned that that period of relative calm witnessed the arrest of 17 Palestinians, including two children, while more than 100 Palestinians, including 4 women and 38 children, were injured at the hands of the Israeli forces, whether during demonstrations and confrontations or during arrest and search operations, in addition to recording 39 injuries among them. 3 women and 4 children during the settler attacks, which varied between attacks, shooting and stone throwing.

Wensland stressed the need to address the security, political, economic and institutional causes that lead to the conflict, and work to put an end to unilateral measures, provocation and incitement that lead to violence and prevent progress towards resolving the conflict and ending the occupation.

He also referred to the continuous incursions carried out by the occupation police and army forces into the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque during the blessed month of Ramadan, which included expulsions of worshipers and assaulting them by beating them with batons and rifle butts and firing bullets at them, stressing that these developments came on the eve of calls Provocation and incitement by Jewish extremists to perform sacrifice rituals in Al-Aqsa Mosque.

He noted that the occupation police prevented Orthodox Christian worshipers from reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, to celebrate the Holy Saturday that precedes the glorious Easter, while the Orthodox Patriarchate and other Christian leaders denounced the limitation of the number of visitors to the church, stressing that this is not justified. It violates the status quo.

He stated that many Palestinian victims occurred in Israeli operations in areas classified as "A" in the occupied West Bank, while the levels of violence attributed to settlers increased in the last period.

Wensland added: "We are concerned about the continuation of provocative actions during the past few weeks, especially the repeated storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and I call for respect for the status quo in the holy places, in accordance with the special role played by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, adding that the Israeli security services should not use lethal force to protect lives." Especially children, who should not be subjected to violence in any way.

The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process appealed to all parties to exercise maximum restraint and refrain from anything that would exacerbate the situation, stressing that he would work closely with the parties concerned to calm the situation and pave the way for a political solution.

He reaffirmed that settlements in all their forms are illegal under international law, and that they are an obstacle to peace, calling on all parties to avoid any unilateral measures and provocative actions that would fuel tensions.

He noted that the Israeli authorities announced the launch of bids for the construction of 940 housing units in settlements to be built on lands classified as "C", and 98 in East Jerusalem, last month, while ministers from the Israeli government and Knesset members joined 15,000 settlers in a march protected by the Israeli army to demand The government legalized the "Avitar" outpost, which is established on the lands of Jabal Sabih, south of Nablus.

And he indicated that the demolitions and seizure of Palestinian property in the West Bank and East Jerusalem remain a cause for concern, calling on the Israeli authorities to work to stop the displacement and displacement of Palestinians, and to approve structural plans that enable Palestinians to build legally to meet their development needs.

He added that the Palestinian Authority, in light of the deteriorating field conditions, continues to face institutional and financial difficulties that cannot be underestimated, and at the same time, the United Nations agencies, funds and programs that provide support to the Palestinian people are also facing a great scarcity in funding, especially the World Food Program. and UNRWA, affecting the delivery of basic services.

He added, "All parties must make redoubled efforts, and the international community must redouble efforts to strengthen Palestinian institutions, improve governance, and restore the financial recovery of the Palestinian Authority. These measures must be part of a broader political effort that addresses the full drivers of this conflict and provides the space and access required for the Palestinian economy to "We encourage the parties to improve their administrative and economic relations, and that the next meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee in Brussels constitutes an opportunity to take a strategic turn in this direction. Addressing immediate challenges would provide the required impetus for the return of the political horizon and some stability towards the two-state solution."

Wensland appealed to all parties, countries of the region and the international community to show leadership, return to engagement, work and collectively agree to achieve peace to end the occupation and resolve the conflict, pursuant to the provisions of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, and previous agreements to embody the two states, which guarantee the establishment of an independent, democratic, contiguous, viable and sovereign Palestinian state, in The framework of the recognized borders on the territories occupied in 1967, with Jerusalem as its capital.

While the representative of the UAE, Minister of State Khalifa Shaheen Al-Marar, affirmed that Jerusalem has a special place that cannot be compromised, including respect for its existing historical and legal status, and respect for the Hashemite guardianship over the sanctities in it in word and deed.

He expressed his country's concern about the increasing incursions, demolitions and displacement of Palestinians, which exacerbate the situation, bringing the number of Palestinian victims during the first quarter of this year to more than the total number of victims of the entire past year, which is the bloodiest in nearly two decades.

He pointed out that the nature of the next stage raises the alarm if Israel continues to strengthen the power of the settlers, provide them with legal immunity, and employ them as another tool to seize more occupied Palestinian land, pointing to the presence of 700,000 settlers in 279 settlements that were illegally established on Palestinian land. occupied, including 147 settlement outposts, according to the United Nations.

Al-Marar stressed the urgent need to protect the two-state solution, the solution that represents the unanimous vision of the international community and the Security Council to end the conflict, and it is the solution that the UAE does not see an alternative to, calling on Israel to immediately stop all settlement activities and abide by its responsibilities, in accordance with international law, including international humanitarian law.