Hamas accuses Mladanov of shielding Israel from accountability over Gaza violations
Hamas has held the Board of Peace and its envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, responsible for Israel's continued violations in the Gaza Strip, accusing them of providing political cover for the Israeli occupation and allowing its crimes against Palestinians to continue without accountability.
Basem Naim, a member of Hamas' political bureau, said the Israeli occupation forces' attack on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, which claimed the lives of patients and medical personnel, constituted a grave crime that exposed the failure of international mechanisms to protect Palestinian civilians and medical facilities.
In a statement issued Thursday, Naim said Israel, the Board of Peace and its envoy all bore responsibility for the continued violations. He accused Mladenov of echoing the Israeli narrative and neglecting his direct political and legal obligations to ensure the implementation of the agreement under UN Security Council Resolution 2803.
Naim warned that delaying action until after the Israeli elections, the US elections and the formation of a new Israeli government would effectively give the occupation authorities more time to continue their violations and evade their commitments.
He stressed that forming a new Israeli government could take considerable time, particularly if the resulting coalition proved fragile and vulnerable to collapse. Tying action to these political developments, he argued, would leave Palestinians exposed to further violations while Israel faced no meaningful consequences.
Calling for urgent intervention, Naim urged the Board of Peace and all its members to take immediate and concrete measures to end the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and stop what he described as Israel's continued impunity.
He warned that genuine stability and security in the region would remain impossible while the Israeli occupation continued its violations and Palestinians were denied protection and justice.
Naim said the central objective of UN Security Council Resolution 2803 must be to establish lasting stability and pave the way for a just political solution that fulfils the Palestinian people's legitimate aspirations for freedom, the right of return and independence. (ILKHA)
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