A Palestinian envoy has criticised Western states for supporting Ukraine by calling out Russia’s violations of international law while stopping short of naming what he said were breached by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza.

According to Reuters, Palestinian ambassador to the UN in Geneva Ibrahim Khraishi was speaking alongside more than 40 ambassadors to observe a minute of silence for thousands of civilian deaths in Gaza since the start of Israeli bombardments more than a month ago.

“There are a plethora of international laws that can be applied. They are applied fully when it comes to Ukraine. When it comes to us they are put aside, they’re violated, they’re not used, they’re belittled,” he told a gathering of diplomats and reporters.

He specifically mentioned European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen’s allegations last year that Russia’s attacks on civilian infrastructure, including electricity, in Ukraine were war crimes.