The State of Qatar has stressed the need for the UN General Assembly to shoulder its responsibility in accordance with the UN Charter towards the Palestinian cause, calling for support for the two draft resolutions that will be submitted to the General Assembly for adoption on December 11, which reflect common humanitarian values and obligations, and are consistent with the purposes of the Charter and the requirements of maintaining international peace and security, as their adoption represents the minimum duty to respond to the suffering of Palestinian victims.

This came in the statement of the State of Qatar delivered by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, before the 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly, item five of the agenda - illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territories, at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Her Excellency explained that the first draft resolution calls for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire to which all parties are committed, while the second draft calls for supporting the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in light of the existential crisis it is suffering from, especially since it represents an indispensable lifeline for the Palestinian people.

Her Excellency stressed the need to support the mandate granted to the Agency in accordance with General Assembly Resolution No. 302, the right of Palestinian refugees to return guaranteed by General Assembly Resolution No. 194 and Security Council Resolution No. 237, and the need to implement Security Council Resolutions No. 2735, 2712, and 2720 regarding the call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, referring to the State of Qatars call to implement the two recent resolutions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th emergency special session, Resolution No. ES-10/23 on the eligibility of the State of Palestine for full membership in the United Nations, and Resolution No. ES-10/24 on the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the illegality of the Israeli occupation.

Her Excellency noted that since the last convening of this special session, the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip has worsened due to the ongoing Israeli aggression for more than a year, which extended to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, pointing to the escalation of repeated Israeli attacks on the Palestinians, which increased the number of victims to more than forty-four thousand, in addition to other violations in the occupied Palestinian territories, including the violation of religious sanctities and the expansion of settlements, which constitute a flagrant violation of international law, General Assembly resolutions, relevant Security Council resolutions, in addition to the interim orders of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and its advisory opinion issued last July.

Her Excellency indicated that there is an urgent need today to provide, introduce and distribute humanitarian assistance on a large scale throughout the Gaza Strip, in order to respond effectively to this humanitarian catastrophe, adding that the State of Qatar welcomes the results and recommendations of the Cairo Ministerial Conference on Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, which was held on December 2, 2024, within the framework of unifying efforts to provide and deliver sufficient and continuous humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip to alleviate the suffering of our Palestinian brothers.

Her Excellency Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani pointed out that since the beginning of the aggression on the Gaza Strip, the State of Qatar has sought to make sincere mediation efforts in partnership with the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States with the aim of putting an end to the ongoing violence and the human suffering it entails for all parties, in addition to preventing the spread of repercussions to the region, noting the success of these diplomatic efforts in reaching a humanitarian truce and ceasefire in November of last year, through which prisoners and detainees were exchanged and the level of humanitarian aid was increased.

She said that during the recent attempts to reach an agreement, the State of Qatar informed the parties last month that it would suspend its mediation efforts if an agreement was not reached between Israel and Hamas during that round, and that it remains ready to resume those efforts with partners when the necessary seriousness is available.

Her Excellency the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations reiterated, before the session, the State of Qatar's firm and historical position in support of the steadfastness of the brotherly Palestinian people and their just cause in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy and within the framework of the Arab Peace Initiative that guarantees the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.

With regard to the Israeli escalation in brotherly Lebanon, Her Excellency voiced the State of Qatar's welcome of the ceasefire agreement in the Lebanese Republic, expressing hope that it will lead to a similar agreement to stop the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip and the Israeli attacks on the occupied West Bank.

She added that Qatar expresses its aspiration for all parties to adhere to the agreement and immediately stop military operations, and fully implement Security Council Resolution 1701, and that this agreement will pave the way for a more comprehensive consensus that achieves lasting peace and complete stability in the region.

Her Excellency stressed that the State of Qatar renews its firm position towards the Lebanese Republic, its unity and territorial integrity, and its continued support for its brotherly people, and expresses its appreciation for the efforts of the United States and the French Republic that contributed to reaching this agreement.