Overview
- Pakistan’s UN envoy Asim Iftikhar urged Israeli withdrawal, uninterrupted aid and accountability, reporting more than 300 Palestinian deaths since the ceasefire.
- UN deputy envoy Ramiz Alakbarov said the truce is largely holding but at risk, with over 1.7 million people displaced and nearly 80% of buildings damaged or destroyed in Gaza.
- The Security Council adopted Resolution 2803 on November 18 endorsing a U.S. plan and authorizing a temporary international stabilization force, a step Pakistan welcomed and urged to implement.
- China’s ambassador Fu Cong pressed all sides to honor the agreement, citing reports of over 400 Israeli violations and more than 300 civilian deaths after the truce.
- Officials highlighted escalating West Bank turmoil, noting unprecedented settler violence and record attacks recorded in October since UN monitoring began.