New Delhi: India on Tuesday supported the membership of Palestine at the UN and voted in favour of the resolution at the 10th emergency on Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Palestine.
In her remarks, at the special session of the UNGA on Palestine, India's permanent representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj said, "The conflict in Gaza has been going on for over seven months, and the humanitarian crisis it has triggered has been increasing. There is also the potential for growing instability in the region and beyond. In this context, we view the UNSC’s adoption of resolution 2728 as a positive step."
She continued, "India’s position on the conflict has been clearly articulated on more than one occasion by our leadership. One, the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has led to a large scale loss of civilian lives, especially women and children. The resulting humanitarian crisis is simply unacceptable."
Kamboj further reiterated that India has strongly condemned the deaths of civilians in the conflict. International law and international humanitarian law must be respected by everyone under all circumstances.
She pointed out that the terror attacks in Israel on 7 October were shocking, and they deserve unequivocal condemnation. "There can be no justification for terrorism and hostage taking. India has a longstanding and uncompromising position against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and we demand the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages", added Kamboj.
She mentioned that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is dire and that it is imperative that humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza be scaled up immediately in order to avert a further deterioration in the situation.
