Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur to the occupied Palestinian territory, has called on the UN’s Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to press for the deployment of a “protective presence” in Palestinian land under Israel’s military occupation.
Albanese said on social media the UN chief’s support for a protective presence would help “restore peace” after Israel’s 56-year-long military occupation of Palestinian territory.
Noting her support for a 2018 proposal by Guterres for such a presence by the UN, Albanese said: “I implore you to push for it now.”
At that time, Guterres presented four options to protect Palestinians who are under Israeli occupation, including: A “robust UN presence on the ground” with human rights monitors and political officers; creating a UN observer mission that would be present in flashpoint locations such as Israeli checkpoints and illegal settlements, and deploying an armed UN military or police presence to provide physical protection to Palestinian civilians.
source: AlJazeera
