Palestinian UN Envoy Breaks Down Over Gaza Children’s Suffering

Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour delivered an emotional and tearful address to the UN Security Council, highlighting the unbearable suffering of children in Gaza amid ongoing Israeli military operations. He detailed the trauma, starvation, and death experienced by Palestinian children, condemning the escalation since the ceasefire broke in March and questioning the morality of Israel's tactics, which include indiscriminate bombings and aid blockades. Mansour cited grim statistics, such as over 1,300 children killed and 4,000 injured since the conflict intensified, emphasizing the human cost behind the numbers. UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Sigrid Kaag described the humanitarian conditions in Gaza as dire and worsening, warning that the dismantling of Gaza's health system and continued violence render life bleak and without hope. She urged the international community to seize an upcoming high-level conference as a critical opportunity to revive the two-state solution and stressed that sustainable peace requires ending the occupation. Speakers across the council emphasized that the casualties represent real people with futures and dreams, calling for concrete and meaningful action beyond expressions of sympathy.