Embassy of the State of Palestine

At dawn on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, the Israeli occupation authorities launched a wide-scale military offensive in the northern occupied West Bank. Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have killed at least 10 Palestinians, including children, in overnight military raids and airstrikes targeting the Palestinian cities and refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarm, and Tubas.

This factsheet is intended to provide accurate, factual and evidence-based information about recent arrivals to Australia from the Gaza Strip. It is essential to clarify the truth and counter misinformation, especially in light of the ongoing debate in Australia and recent comments made by opposition leader Mr Peter Dutton which are not based on any credible evidence.

Granting Israel impunity encourages it to persist in committing massacres in the occupied Palestinian territory, the latest of which is the horrific massacre at Al-Tabin School in the Daraj neighborhood of Gaza Strip, which was sheltering forcibly displaced families, resulting in over 100 martyrs and hundreds of injuries.

Identical Letter from the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations: Israel, the occupying Power, has perpetrated yet another massacre of displaced civilians in yet another school in the Gaza Strip.

The State of Palestine condemns the concerted efforts by Israel, the occupying power, to undermine and terminate the vital operations and provision of services by the UN and other international agencies, including UNRWA.

At UNESCO's "Change the Game" Ministerial Forum on the sidelines of the Olympic Games, the representative of the State of Palestine reviews the serious and far-reaching repercussions of the ongoing Israeli war on the Palestinian sports sector and athletes in occupied Palestine, particularly in the Gaza Strip.

The General Delegation of Palestine welcomes the historic ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 19 July that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory since 1967 is unlawful; that Israeli settlements and the regime associated with them are in violation of international law, as are Israel’s acts of annexation, including of East Jerusalem; that Israel’s policies and practices constitute racial segregation and apartheid; and that Israel’s policies and practices have resulted in the prolonged deprivation and denial of the fundamental right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.

Israel’s occupation has been declared unlawful by the World Court, which has stipulated that it must be terminated completely and as rapidly as possible. This means Israel is under an obligation to end this illegal colonial enterprise unconditionally, and in our view, that means immediately and totally.

Press Release on International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

Identical Letter from the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations: Israel’s attacks on UNRWA are clearly aimed at destroying it, part and parcel of the sinister, systematic attempts to cause irreparable harm to the Palestinian people, including the Palestine refugees.