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24 September 2024<\/p>\n
(Excerpt)<\/em><\/p>\n RECEP TAYYIP ERDO\u011eAN, President of T\u00fcrkiye, observed that in the last few years, the United Nations has failed to fulfil its founding mission and has gradually become \u201ca dysfunctional structure\u201d. \u00a0The massacre in Gaza \u2014 where over 41,000 Palestinians have lost their lives \u2014 is the most dramatic example of the fact that \u201cthe world is bigger than five\u201d. \u00a0As a result of the Israeli attacks, Gaza has become the largest cemetery for children and women in the world: \u00a0over 17,000 children have been the targets of Israeli bullets and bombs. \u00a0\u201cIn Gaza, not only are children dying, but also the United Nations system,\u201d he said, asking bluntly: \u201cAre those in Gaza and the occupied West Bank not human beings? \u00a0Do children in Palestine have no rights?\u201d \u00a0As Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drags the Middle East region deeper \u201cinto war\u201d, he called on the Security Council: \u00a0\u201cWhat are you waiting for to prevent the genocide in Gaza and to put a \u2018stop\u2019 to this cruelty, this barbarism?\u201d \u00a0To those who unconditionally support Israel, he said: \u201cHow long are you going to be able to carry the shame of witnessing this massacre?\u201d<\/p>\n He underscored that while Hamas has repeatedly declared its acceptance of the ceasefire proposal, the Israeli Government has very clearly indicated that it is the party that does not want peace by continuously hampering the process, constantly finding excuses and perfidiously killing the interlocutor it negotiated with at a time when the ceasefire was closest. \u00a0\u201cJust as Hitler was stopped by the alliance of humanity 70 years ago, Netanyahu and his murder network must be stopped by the alliance of humanity,\u201d he asserted, adding: \u201cAn immediate and permanent ceasefire should be achieved, a hostage-prisoner exchange should be carried out and humanitarian aid should be delivered to Gaza in an unhindered and uninterrupted way.\u201d<\/p>\n Also, he continued, the international community must extend a helping hand to the people of Gaza trying to survive, especially before winter, when conditions will deteriorate, adding that 70 per cent of the water resources and 75 per cent of the ovens in Gaza have been destroyed until now. \u00a0T\u00fcrkiye, he said, is the country that sends the highest amount of aid to Gaza. \u00a0Although there is an urgent need for a ceasefire in Gaza, the main issue is the occupation of Palestinian territories by Israel.<\/p>\n \/…<\/p>\n