Group of UN envoys rejects US plans to ‘displace’ Palestinians in Gaza

Arab Group at UN, along with group of UN ambassadors, has strongly rejected any plans to “displace” Palestinians in Gaza, deeming it as a violation of international law.

Chairperson of the Arab Group who is also Kuwait’s UN envoy Tareq Al Banai said at a news conference in UN headquarters that displacement of Palestinians in Gaza must be unequivocally rejected.

Banai said the Arab Group categorically rejects such displacement, which constitutes a clear violation of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949,”

The statements were also backed by ambassadors from Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

He also denounced the Israeli regime’s acts of aggression in the occupied West Bank, calling the regime’s offensives in the area a “clear violation of international law.”