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167 sentences in 76 speeches for gaza
Download CSVTürkiye · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · Day 1 · 9 sentences
- From Gaza to Ukraine and Russia, from Myanmar to Darfur, from Iran to Lebanon, 250,000 people have lost their lives.
- In Gaza alone, over the past three years, we have lost 74,000 of our brothers and sisters, most of them women and children, mind you.
- The people of Gaza are still searching for their loved ones beneath the rubble.
- In Gaza's hospitals, more than 70% of power generators are currently out of service due to fuel shortages.
Israel · Benjamin Netanyahu · Day 3 · 9 sentences
- We weren't in Gaza.
- Yet at the time, on this tiny patch of earth, no West Bank, no Gaza, no Golan Heights, just the very survival of this one and only Jewish state, because this is what this conflict is about.
- On that horrific day, thousands of Palestinians, terrorists, stormed into Israel from Gaza.
- Now, I want you to know, there wasn't a single Israeli then in Gaza, not a civilian, not a soldier, Not one.
Jordan · Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein · Day 1 · 8 sentences
- And then there is Gaza.
- In Gaza, the evidence is overwhelming.
- But this Israeli government keeps moving the goalposts, continuing its attacks and destruction of civilian infrastructure, refusing to withdraw, and squeezing Palestinians into barely a third of Gaza.
- An attempt to erase Palestinian life and impose a new territorial reality in Gaza.
Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- The issue of trust is clearly also central to the very worrying situation in Gaza.
- The people of Israel need to have trust that Hamas will be disarmed and that they will play no future role in the governance or security structures of Gaza.
- But the people of Gaza need to have trust that there is a path to a just peace.
- It is impossible to build that trust with a humanitarian situation as acute as that being experienced in Gaza right now.
Palestine (State of) · Mahmoud Abbas · Day 3 · 6 sentences
- In the Gaza Strip, Our people are being subjected at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces to killing, destruction, starvation, and attempts at displacement, as well as a genocidal war that has created an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.
- What is taking place in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem are not isolated incidents.
- The world has witnessed the tremendous cost in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
- This was to halt the aggression against our people and their humanitarian suffering, and secure the withdrawal of the occupation forces from the Gaza Strip and begin rebuilding the Gaza Strip.
United States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 5 sentences
- One year ago, when I addressed the great leaders in this hall, the war in Gaza was still raging brutally.
- A few weeks later, we ended the war in Gaza, saving untold thousands of lives.
- I want to express my gratitude to the United Nations Security Council for their unanimous endorsement of our 20-point Gaza peace plan and for officially approving the Board of Peace.
- I also want to thank those who have committed troops, police, and training to help stabilize Gaza, including Indonesia, Morocco, Albania, Kosovo, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Jordan, and more.
United Arab Emirates · Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- As for Gaza, The UAE was among the first to support the framework established by the international community to end the horrific war.
- We have stressed the need to fully implement the comprehensive plan of President Trump to end the conflict in Gaza and the associated roadmap.
- including the withdrawal of Israel from the Gaza Strip, the disarmament of Hamas, and the advancement of a serious political horizon leading to a just and lasting settlement of the Palestinian question based on the two-state solution.
- We also underscore the importance of ensuring the unification of Gaza and the West Bank under a Palestinian authority that, once reformed, will be capable to fulfill its responsibilities and ensure that arms remain solely under its control.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Masoud Pezeshkian · Day 2 · 4 sentences
- Israel targets any neighborhood in any city in any province commits assassinations like a true terrorist in Gaza over 80,000 innocent civilians have been murdered brutally murdered hundreds of thousands have been displaced they are committing genocide by using the so-called so-called technologies that they have at their disposal then they label others as terrorists are we the sources of instability We only seek to live independently.
- Excellencies, vis-a-vis Palestine, Palestine remains an open wound on the conscience of the international community, and Gaza remains a symbol of the failure of international mechanisms to prevent civilian suffering.
- Gaza, despite relentless killing and widespread devastation, has strengthened the people's faith in resistance, and resistance cannot be destroyed by bombs and siege.
- Israel has murdered savagely over 70,000 innocents in Gaza, but Iran, while behind the table of negotiation, was bombed.
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 4 sentences
- My country stands ready to support every effort aimed at maintaining unimpeded humanitarian assistance, protection of civilians, and recovery of Gaza.
- Kazakhstan's calls for the full and good faith implementation of the comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict and Security Council Resolution 2803.
- As a member of the Board of Peace, President Tokayev has committed to contribute to the stabilization of Gaza by supporting civilian reconstruction, ensuring food security, and providing digital government solutions.
- Kazakhstan's peacekeepers in UNDOF and UNIFIL reflect our readiness to assume practical responsibility and contribute to the international mandated stabilization forces in Gaza.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 4 sentences
- The suffering in Gaza cannot become new normal.
- We call for the permanent disarmament of Hamas and other non-state armed group and for the withdrawal of Israeli force from the Gaza Strip.
- Mr. President, the consequences of the conflict extended far beyond Gaza and the West Bank.
- From Ukraine to Gaza, from Sudan to Syria, from the Sahel to Afghanistan, civilians continue to pay the highest price.
Malaysia · Mohamad Haji Hasan · Day 5 · 4 sentences
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- But what followed was an onslaught on Palestinians in Gaza with a scale of killing and destruction and like anything I've witnessed in my years as Secretary-General.
- The International Court of Justice has issued legally binding provisional measures in the case entitled, and I quote, "Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip," end of quote.
- In advisory opinion last year, The court was clear that United Nations need to be allowed to perform our mandates in Gaza and for our staff and humanitarian personnel to be protected.
Bosnia and Herzegovina · Denis Bećirović · Day 1 · 3 sentences
- The strengthening of authoritarian populism, the aggression against Ukraine, the suffering in Gaza, the war in the Gulf region, the catastrophic situation in Sudan and other flash points have brought humanity into a profound crisis marked by great uncertainty and fear.
- The world did not respond adequately to the aggression against Ukraine and the genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, just as it did not during the aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- The aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine is a flagrant example of a violation of the UN Charter and international law, while Gaza is humanity's greatest defeat in the 21st century.
Estonia · Alar Karis · Day 2 · 3 sentences
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- A new cycle of destruction, humanitarian crisis, and violence cannot be allowed to take root in Gaza.
- Distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, today I commemorate Captain Marin Marina, who lost his life in Gaza, but who accomplished his humanitarian mission.
- Hamas has no place in the government of Gaza.
Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- And nowhere is this crisis of credibility more painful than in the ongoing persecution of the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank.
- Mr. President, the time has come for us to stop using diplomatic euphemisms to veil the human carnage that is taking place in Gaza.
- That child in Gaza, Sudan, or Ukraine belongs.
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 3 sentences
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- The peace plan on Gaza agreed last October was welcome, but it has not fundamentally changed the reality on the ground.
- And the situation in Gaza remains an affront to all that is decent.
- When the full truth of what has happened, what is still happening in Gaza, is finally known, when the evidence is gathered, when the testimonies are heard, when the true horrors are finally and fully revealed, it will shame the world.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- According to an assessment by the UN itself, in less than two years, the Israeli regime dropped more than 200,000 tons of explosive on Gaza, equivalent to the total energy of approximately 13 Hiroshima-type nuclear bombs.
- In January 2024, the ICJ, and in September 2025, the UN Commission of Inquiry concluded that the Israeli regime is committing genocide in Gaza.
- Its savage crime in Gaza, Lebanon, and other parts of our region over the past two years are merely the tip of the submerged iceberg of its criminal practices.
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Next to the Middle East, Monaco was greatly relieved by the ceasefire which entered into force in Gaza and the fact that the hostages were freed.
- Nothing can ever justify the acts of terror of the 7th of October, but nor can anything justify the price paid by the civilians in Gaza.
- We support efforts to rebuild Gaza, and we are concerned about the ongoing violence in the West Bank, in the occupied territories, which ride roughshod over human rights and dishonour democratic values.
Egypt · Moustafa Kamal Madbouly · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Securing the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in accordance with President Trump's and the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit peace plan, ensuring full compliance with it, ending daily Israeli violations, Completing the withdrawal, guaranteeing the safe and sustainable delivery of humanitarian aid, enabling the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza to carry out its duties, and then moving immediately toward early recovery and reconstruction, these are not merely humanitarian steps.
- In this context, Egypt reaffirms its categorical rejection of any attempt to displace the Palestinian people from their land, whether from the Gaza Strip or from the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
- It has been the largest provider of humanitarian assistance reaching the Gaza Strip.
Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 3 sentences
Denmark · Christina Markus Lassen · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- Since then, The comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict has been endorsed by the Security Council.
- Yet in Gaza, civilians continue to pay the price.
- Excellencies, our collective inability to halt the killings, suffering, and injustices in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and beyond must not prompt us to surrender to a world ruled by brute force.
President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Qatar · Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- What has transpired in Gaza is genocide in every sense of the word and a stain of shame on the conscience of humanity as a whole.
- And as though images of the crimes against humanity committed in Gaza had not been circulated by an entire generation of young people across the world, east and west, from the very first day, the state of Qatar has done its utmost as a mediator to stem the bloodshed, to alleviate the suffering of civilians, and to release the prisoners and detainees until a ceasefire was achieved.
Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 2 sentences
France · Emmanuel Macron · Day 1 · 2 sentences
Morocco · Nasser Bourita · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- In the face of the tragedy that the brotherly Palestinian people continue to endure, the Kingdom renews its call for respect for the ceasefire in Gaza and for the entry of humanitarian assistance into the Strip in sufficient quantities without impediment or interruption.
- In keeping with its approach of supporting initiatives aimed at achieving peace in the Middle East, Morocco has decided to participate in the International Stabilization Force in Gaza and to contribute through humanitarian and security initiatives to establishing a climate of peace and security in the region by contributing to the training of the Palestinian police.
Romania · Nicuşor-Daniel Dan · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 2 sentences
Kuwait · Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah · Day 3 · 2 sentences
Maldives · Hussain Mohamed Latheef · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Mauritania · Mohamed Salem Merzoug · Day 4 · 2 sentences
- We appreciate the mediation effort undertaken by the United States of America, Egypt, Qatar, to Turkey, and we stress the need to implement the Security Council Resolution 2803 issued on the 17th of November, 2025 on the peace plan in Gaza.
- This will bring about peace and ensure reconstruction in the Gaza Strip.
Brunei Darussalam · Prince 'Abdul Mateen · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- In Gaza, we continue to witness repeated violations of the ceasefire and continued suffering among civilians, despite the adoption of the 20-point comprehensive peace plan and Security Council Resolution 2803.
- We cannot accept Gaza being repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt while the underlying course remains unresolved.
Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- My country, Tunisia, condemns the continuing settlement policies of the occupying entity in the West Bank and the policies of persecution, starvation, and isolation in the Gaza Strip, and the crimes of genocide that claim more lives each day, in the absence of any accountability or any punishment.
- The catastrophic humanitarian conditions endured by the Palestinian people, particularly in the Gaza Strip, as a result of continued casualties, displacement, the destruction of homes and infrastructure, and the collapse of the health care system, require safe, urgent, and sustained humanitarian access.
Brazil · Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Finland · Alexander Stubb · Day 1 · 1 sentence
United Republic of Tanzania · Deogratius Ndejembi · Day 1 · 1 sentence
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Andy Burnham · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Cyprus · Nikos Christodoulides · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Namibia · Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Montenegro · Jakov Milatović · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 1 sentence
European Union · António Costa · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Senegal · Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Barbados · Mia Amor Mottley · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) · Rob Jetten · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Türkiye · · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Lebanon · Nawaf Salam · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Saint Lucia · Philip J. Pierre · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Samoa · Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Geoffrey Hanley · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Chad · Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat · Day 4 · 1 sentence
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Holy See · Cardinal Pietro Parolin · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Lao People’s Democratic Republic · Thongsavanh Phomvihane · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Russian Federation · Sergey Lavrov · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Saudi Arabia · Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Tajikistan · Sirojiddin Muhriddin · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Djibouti · Abdoulkader Houssein Omar · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Indonesia · Sugiono · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Burkina Faso · Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Algeria · Ahmed Attaf · Day 6 · 1 sentence
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 1 sentence
President of the General Assembly (closing) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 6 · 1 sentence