The UK Ambassador to the United Nations, Barbara Woodward, called for the opening of all land corridors to deliver essential humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, stressing the importance of ending the suffering of the residents there.

During a Security Council meeting, Woodward stated that Israel must lift the restrictions imposed on aid delivery, noting that the international community must take responsibility to end the humanitarian crisis in the region.

The British ambassador clarified that her country is ready to take on its historical responsibility and work on a plan that ensures the cessation of bloodshed and lays the foundation for an independent Palestinian state, emphasizing the need to end the blockade imposed on Gaza.

For his part, the Palestinian representative to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, delivered a speech in which he affirmed that the Israeli occupation has kidnapped thousands of civilians and is using starvation as a bargaining chip, in a blatant violation of human rights and international law.

Mansour pointed out that more than 60,000 Palestinians have been martyred, including about 20,000 children, in addition to the killing of a thousand people in the West Bank, holding the occupation responsible for the ongoing escalation and the necessity to stop the war and starvation, and to move towards a reconstruction plan.