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Irish President Michael D. Higgins has urged the UN to take urgent action in Gaza, urging Secretary General Antonio Guterres to invoke powers under Chapter Seven to bypass Security Council gridlock and deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinians.
In a video shared by RTE News, Higgins described the Israeli regime's war on the Gaza Strip as the “incredible, incredible destruction of an entire people.”
"Are we to watch children starving, women dehydrated, or trying to feed their children? So something must happen," he said.
He called on Guterres to invoke powers under Chapter Seven of the UN Charter—a mechanism that allows for enforcement action, including the use of force, without Security Council approval if deemed necessary.
“I am personally in favor of the secretary-general of the UN using Chapter Seven procedure, by which, whether or not the Security Council agrees, and even if there's a blockage, the right exists for the secretary-general to seek to put together an international defense of a corridor,” he added.
Higgins pointed to the blocked humanitarian aid, noting, “There are 6,000 trucks with enough food for three months, and it has been blocked, and it is outrageous.”...
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