Palestine envoy breaks down in UNSC over Gaza horror; ‘Flames & hunger devouring our children…’

Palestine’s Permanent Representative to the UN Riyad Mansour couldn’t hold back his tears as he narrated the ordeal of Palestinians in Gaza during a UNSC meeting on May 28. Member states as well as UN officials spoke about and highlighted the deteriorating situation in Gaza, citing starvation, displacement and trauma among civilians. Mansour detailed the ordeal of Palestinians since Israel renewed its war in March, giving estimates of the number of children injured or killed in two months. Watch his full speech here.