New Delhi:
India is closely following the development on the Israel-Palestine challenge as the United Nations Security Council, in its fourth meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has once more failed to obtain consensus on a joint statement calling for a ceasefire.
“We are closely following development on the Israel-Palestine issue. We also expect to make a statement in UNGA when the issue comes up again,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned although speaking at a media briefing.
This comes as tensions involving Israel and Palestine escalated as numerous hundred rockets have been fired from Gaza, prompting Israeli forces to step up retaliatory airstrikes.
While on Wednesday, speaking more than the border tensions involving Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) mentioned India is closely following the predicament and referred to as upon the transgressing side to pull back forces and cease additional provocation.
In an official statement, the MEA spokesperson mentioned India has normally stood for a peaceful resolution of bilateral disputes by means of political and diplomatic suggests.
“We have been following, with concern, the situation along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. Border incursions through military movements can destabilize the situation and lead to renewed hostilities. We call upon the transgressing side to pull back forces immediately and cease any further provocation,” he mentioned.
TS Tirumurti, Ambassador of India to the UN, on Tuesday expressed concern at the escalating violence involving Israel and Palestine and urged each the sides to stay away from altering the status quo on the ground.
Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on the escalation in East Jerusalem and associated events, Tirumurti mentioned that he is deeply concerned about the clashes and violence in Haram Al Sharif/Temple Mount and evictions in Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan neighbourhoods.
“In UNSC meet on escalation in East #Jerusalem and related events, I said: Deeply concerned at clashes and violence in Haram Al Sharif/Temple Mount. Equally concerned about evictions in Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan neighbourhoods. Both sides to avoid changing status-quo on ground,” he tweeted.
At least 212 Palestinians have died because the starting of the fighting, 61 of them children. Forty two Palestinians have been reported killed on Sunday in the deadliest single strike because the violence erupted a week ago, as per an Al Jazeera report.
Meanwhile, more than 3,000 rockets have been fired from Gaza towards Israel in the escalating conflict, killing about 10 individuals in Israel, like two children and an Indian national.
Israel fired shells towards Lebanon in response to rocket launches on Monday. A Lebanese safety supply confirmed to Al Jazeera that Israel had fired 22 shells towards Lebanon, following it was reported that six rockets had been fired from south Lebanon.
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