28/01/2026 Session
Opening a current affairs debate on “Ensuring accountability, humanitarian protection and respect for international law in Gaza and the West Bank after the ceasefire”, Saskia Kluit (Netherlands, SOC) called for accountability for the crimes committed against Palestinians and Israelis, for suspects to be investigated and tried, and for those responsible to be brought to justice. “Justice is not revenge, it is a prerequisite for peace,” she said.
She also emphasised the long-term necessity of restoring livable and human conditions in Gaza and the West Bank. “Humanitarian access must be restored without obstruction, and humanitarian organisations should be allowed by Israel to work in a neutral and impartial way,” she said, adding that “the number of medical evacuations must be expanded” and that “freedom of speech and freedom of the press must be restored in the Palestinian territories”.
“Our Assembly and national parliaments should from now on firmly support the Palestinians in the fulfilment of their right to self-determination,” Ms Kluit concluded.
No text is adopted during a current affairs debate. Twenty-one members took the floor during the debate.