Riyad Mansour (Palestine), Arab and OIC group on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory – Joint Security Council Media Stakeout

4 June 2026

Riyad Mansour, speaking for Palestine alongside the Arab and OIC groups, warned that the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is “extremely deteriorating” and “extremely dangerous,” particularly in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza. He argued that Israel’s government may use the wider regional conflict as cover to pursue “annexation,” expand settlements, and take “practical step[s]” toward destroying the two-State solution. Mansour called on the Security Council to act, stating that “these crimes should be stopped,” “these illegal policies and practices should be condemned,” and Israel “should be held accountable.” He emphasized that Palestine “cannot continue to wait on the margin,” adding that “justice has to prevail” and “this illegal occupation has to end.”

The Arab and OIC representatives echoed this appeal, describing Israeli measures as “accelerated annexation” and “the systematic dismantling of the Palestinian rights.” They warned that the E1 settlement plan poses an “extensional threat to Palestinian independence” and called for its immediate reversal, along with an end to settlement expansion, forced displacement, attacks on holy sites, and restrictions on humanitarian access in Gaza. The OIC group condemned “in the strongest terms Israel’s attempts to entrench its illegal occupation and annexation,” urging the Security Council and all states to take “urgent and effective measures” and ensure accountability under international law.

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