Palestinian envoy urges UN to hold Israel accountable for ‘barbaric’ raid on Jenin

Palestine [The Palestine Information Centre] Palestine’s ambassador to the United Nations has denounced the “barbaric” Israeli onslaught on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, calling on the world body to hold the occupying regime accountable for its crimes.

During a Wednesday speech on the situation in Jenin, Riyad Mansour described the situation in the city and its adjacent refugee camp as “horrific”, saying the Israeli regime’s aggression was “a state terrorism in action.”

“It’s a barbaric situation by the Israeli occupying forces in which they used aircraft, they used a large number of forces and infantry and mechanized units to attack this small refugee camp, and they wanted to destroy the camp completely, and they failed to do so,” he added.

The envoy also urged the UN Security Council to reassure the Palestinian people that the international community is not abandoning them. He said Palestinians need practical steps, not just the repetition of positions, holding meetings and debates at the UN, and issuing statements.