WASHINGTON

Palestine’s ambassador to the UN said Monday that Palestinians in Gaza are still being killed and face severe restrictions on aid despite the ceasefire, urging the UN Security Council to ensure the deal is fully upheld.

Riyad Mansour told the council that Palestinians had “waited desperately for the horrific war against them to end,” saying they welcomed the ceasefire more than anyone in the world.

But, he added, “Palestinians are still being killed and maimed, with aid restricted and reconstruction delayed. Palestinians want all of this to end, and they don't want to lose half of Gaza in the process.”

He said 1,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured since the start of the ceasefire, adding that “every single day, two Palestinian children are killed by Israel. Nothing can justify that.”

Mansour argued that the ceasefire has repeatedly neared collapse, saying that “at every juncture, the US administration has to intervene, often at the highest level,” to keep it from falling apart.

He accused Israel of seeking the ceasefire’s collapse by stalling aid, resuming attacks, and trying to advance beyond the so-called yellow line that was agreed in Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan that took effect on Oct. 10.

According to local authorities, at least 342 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli army fire since the ceasefire.

Mansour called for the ceasefire to be made permanent and for a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, saying there must be “no occupation, no annexation, no partition of Gaza,” and insisting that Palestinian independence and a two-state solution remain the only path to peace.