Libya has called for the need to take firm measures against the Israeli occupation, including freezing its membership in the United Nations and activating Chapter VII against it to protect civilians. It also urged for slapping international sanctions against those responsible for crimes committed against the Palestinian people.
This call came during Libyan statement before the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The statement delivered by the advisor at the Permanent Mission of Libya to the United Nations, Ashraf Hamed, condemned the genocide carried out by the occupying authority against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the rest of the occupied territories.
The statement referred to the tragic suffering of the Palestinian people as a result of the ongoing aggression, which resulted in the deaths of more than 45,000 martyrs and thousands of wounded and missing, in addition to the complete destruction of infrastructure and large-scale forced displacement.
Libya reaffirmed its steadfast support for the Palestinian people and their legitimate right to resist the occupation, stressing the need to respect international humanitarian law and ensure the provision of protection for civilians. it praised the valuable efforts made by UNRWA to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian refugees, denouncing the occupation’s attempts to obstruct its humanitarian activities within the occupied territories.
Libya also renewed its position in support of the Palestinian cause as a central issue, stressing the need to establish an independent and sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, as a way to achieve just and lasting peace in the region.
