Occupied Jerusalem - SANA
Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh called on United Nations bodies and organizations to exert more efforts and pressure on the Israeli occupation, which continues to commit crimes against humanity against Palestinian children.
The Palestinian Wafa news agency quoted Shtayyeh as saying during his meeting today with the Regional Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in the Middle East and North Africa Ted Shaiban ... that “the occupation crimes against Palestinian children require a greater effort from international organizations to prevent it from continuing its violations and striking it against the wall of all laws. International and humanitarian, ”stressing the need to form an international front to end the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian lands.
Shtayyeh explained the importance of following up on what was stated in the recent Human Rights Watch report, which documented the Israeli occupation’s commission of crimes against humanity in the occupied Palestinian territories, such as apartheid and persecution.
For his part, Shaiban praised the efforts made in Palestine to protect children and the steps taken in this regard, such as launching the strategic plan to combat violence against children and opening dialogue on the Family Protection Law.
