1/3 The EU ๐ช๐บ Representative and several EU Member States visited Khan al-Ahmar today, following recent Israeli announcements that would lead to the forcible displacement of the Palestinian Bedouin community living there.
FM @larsloekke: โCondemning Israeli decisions to extend control over the West Bank alongside my colleagues. Threat against peace and stability in the region. Call on Israel to immediately revert decisions that will accelerate illegal settlements.โ https://t.co/eDJz9DjBrZ
1/4 Joint statement of diplomatic missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah of EU & ๐ง๐ช๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ท๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ณ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ฑ๐ต๐น๐ธ๐ฎ๐ช๐ธ๐ธ๐ช๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ง:
Proud to attend yesterday the launch of the second cycle of the Municipal Development Programme, phase IV, along w H.E. Prime Minister Mustafa, the Municipal Development and Lending Fund, ๐ฉ๐ฐโs long-term partner, and colleagues from ๐ช๐บ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ซ๐ท๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ญ.
FM @larsloekke: โDenmark condemns the decision of the Israeli Security Cabinet to expand Israeli control in the West Bank. The decision will harm efforts to advance peace and stability for Israelis and Palestinians and is inconsistent with international law.โ
1/4The EU Representative, EU Member States and like-minded diplomatic missions visited Batan al-Hawa and Al Bustan in Silwan, East Jerusalem, amid an unprecedented surge in forced evictions, demolitions and settler takeovers of Palestinian homes.
The EU Representative ๐ช๐บ and EU Heads of Mission ๐ง๐ช ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ณ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฑ๐ต๐น๐ฌ๐ท๐ฒ๐น๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ช๐ธvisited Sebastia, including its archaeological site, where Mayor Mohammad Azzem and Emek Shaveh briefed on recent land expropriations affecting the site and privately owned Palestinian land.
FM @larsloekke: โDK has decided to disburse all planned funding to UNRWA early this year - over โฌ14m. UNRWA is an indispensable lifeline for Palestinians in Gaza & the region. Continued support is essential especially with UNRWA under intense pressure. Urge more to follow.โ
1/3 EU Representative, EU Heads of Mission and like-minded joined Sharek Youth Forum at the Youth Village in Kufr Nimeh to show solidarity with the youth and staff who have lost access to the site due to repeated settler attacks.
FM @larsloekke: โWith 10 foreign ministers, incl. ๐ซ๐ท & ๐ฌ๐ง, ๐ฉ๐ฐ condemns Israelโs demolition of UNRWA HQs and calls for a halt to all demolitions. We call for unimpeded delivery of hum. aid in Palestine. And for ensuring int. NGOs can operate in Gaza.โ
https://t.co/ug2IQt8l8m
FM @Larsloekke: โIsraelโs demolition of a UN compound, held by UNRWA, in East Jerusalem yesterday is completely unacceptable and a violation of the UNโs privileges and immunities under UN Charter and international law.โ
https://t.co/ffJWCWFqUB
1/3 The ongoing forcible transfer of Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory is unacceptable. On 9 Jan, escalating settler violence forced 26 families, including 59 children, to flee Ras โEin al-Auja in the Jordan Valley. Around 60 more families are preparing to leave.
FM @larsloekke: โTogether with my colleagues from UK and eight other countries, I urge Israel to allow international NGOs to operate in Gaza and to remove other humanitarian access constraints. Vital to scale up the humanitarian response.โ https://t.co/7m2sIbFAYR
Deeply worrying developments at UNRWA HQ in East Jerusalem yesterday, setting a dangerous precedent. UN premises are inviolable. Urge Israel to restore, preserve and uphold the inviolability of UNRWA premises in line with UN Charter and international law.
Thank you @lutheranworld and Bishop Stubkjรฆr for co-hosting todayโs lunch at Augusta Victoria Hospital, maintaining international focus on the need to restore medical corridor from Gaza to hospitals in West Bank, incl. East Jerusalem. Hospitals have capacity - we just need access
FM @larsloekke: "Together with multiple countries, Denmark calls on Israel to allow journalists to both leave and enter the Gaza Strip. Independent media needs to be protected and free to report to the world what is going on in Gaza." https://t.co/mj9dxa0rie
FM @larsloekke: โBroad coalition now behind Danish proposal to treat patients from Gaza at hospitals in the West Bank, incl. East Jerusalem. Important that the international community puts pressure on Israel to give the required permissions.โ https://t.co/83HJJJRgo7
โWe collectively and resolutely present this resolution. Famines have been confirmed in Gaza. Not projected. Confirmed. When a war is livestreamed around the world, daily and in graphic details, we have the decency to act. The principles of humanity guide us.โ
Denmark on behalf of ๐ฉ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ท ๐ธ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ท ๐ฌ๐พ elected members of the Security Council presenting a resolution demanding a ceasefire that was vetoed by the US.