Palestine’s permanent representative to the UN warned that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in northern Gaza face imminent execution for refusing to abandon their land and homes, criticising those who protect Israel, their tormentors, Anadolu reports.

Riyad Mansour was speaking at a session of the UN Security Council focused on the situation in the Middle East.

After addressing the conditions in Gaza, particularly its northern areas, Mansour said “hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are at immediate risk of death and face execution for refusing to leave their lands.”

“Palestinians are besieged and subjected to bombing and starvation. They know that if they leave their areas, they will not be allowed to return,” he added.