- “According to information received, the number of fatalities in the enclave has surpassed 8,000 people, half of whom are women and children,” the envoy pointed out
- The ‘Pax Americana,’ the ‘American world’ – with a single hegemon – is crumbling, slowly but steadily becoming a thing of the past,” Putin said
A humanitarian catastrophe on a biblical scale is unfolding in the Gaza Strip, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said at a session of the UN Security Council.
“It’s time to call it what it is: a humanitarian catastrophe on a biblical scale is unfolding on occupied Palestinian territory, in the West Bank of the Jordan River and in the Gaza Strip,” he said.
“According to information received, the number of fatalities in the enclave has surpassed 8,000 people, half of whom are women and children,” the envoy pointed out. Over 2,000 people remain under the rubble, more than 21,000 sustained wounds while internally displaced people are numbering 1.6 mln, he noted. Additionally, Nebenzya pointed out high losses among UN staffers in the conflict zone.
“These horrible figures are increasing hourly. We are thankful to all the humanitarian workers on site who are working at the end of their tether under the conditions of a catastrophic lack of basic goods, including medical ones, as well as with high risks for their lives,” the diplomat said.
This is just as Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the United States and its satellites are benefiting from conflicts in the Middle East and other parts of the world,
“We must not, have no right and cannot afford to be guided by emotions. We must clearly see who is really behind the tragedy of people in the Middle East and in other world regions, who orchestrates the deadly chaos, who benefits from it. I think that it is obvious for all today – the order-givers are acting openly and flagrantly.
“The United States ruling elites and their satellites are the major beneficiaries of the global instability. They are deriving bloody profits from it,” he said at a meeting on the situation in Dagestan.
“The US as a global superpower is becoming weaker, losing its positions, and everyone sees it, understands it, even by looking at trends in the global economy.
“The ‘Pax Americana,’ the ‘American world’ – with a single hegemon – is crumbling, slowly but steadily becoming a thing of the past,” he said, adding that this is why the United States is seeking to destabilize Russia and other rivals by means of sowing discord.