Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, Riyad Monsour has called Israel's bombardment of Gaza an &quot;unjustified aggression&quot;. He was speaking at the UN Security Council's emergency meeting in New York yesterday. After the conflict which had killed nearly 44 Palestinians, including 15 children, Mr Monsour asked the Council how many more children they have to bury until someone will say enough.<br />''<br />''Several members, including the UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland, raised concern over a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad.<br />''&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br />''Ahead of the meeting, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan called for the UNSC to place &quot;full accountability&quot; on Islamic Jihad. In a statement, Erdan termed it as a double war crime accusing the Islamic Jihad of using Gazans as human shields.<br />''&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br />''&nbsp;Meanwhile, US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas Greenfield supported &quot;Israel's right to defend its people against terrorist threats&quot;.<br />''<br />''<br />
News On AIR | August 11, 2022 2:25 PM
Palestinian Ambassador calls Israel's bombardment of Gaza "unjustified aggression"