In his statement at the 28th Special Session of the HRC on the Deteriorating Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories including East Jerusalem, HE Ali Khalfan Al Mansouri, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in Geneva,expresses Qatar’s deep condemnation of the continuing series of crimes, massacres and gross violations committed by the Israeli occupying forces against the Palestinians and the use of excessive force and live ammunition which proves that Israeli forces deliberately aimed at killing unarmed civilians, including children, women, the elderly and journalists and even persons with special needs.
He affirmed that the US unilateral action of transferring its Embassy to Jerusalem, which has not received the support of the international community, clearly contravenes the relevant international laws, conventions and resolutions, undermines international efforts aimed at finding a peaceful, just and lasting settlement of the Palestinian question and threatens the region's and international peace and security. HE also reaffirms the right of the Palestinians to return to their usurped lands.
In addition, HE Al Mansouri also calls for independent investigations into the crimes and grave violations committed against Palestinian demonstrators and for necessary measures to hold accountable all those responsible for these crimes