Kuwait hails UN findings confirming Israeli genocide against Palestinians

17/09/2025

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 17: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed Kuwait’s welcome of the UN independent international investigation committee report, which stressed a full genocide crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces against the brotherly Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip. Undoubtedly, this report affirmed the Israeli occupation's criminal intentions to implement policies aiming to systematically destroy the brotherly people of Palestine, the Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Kuwait renews its call for the international community and the UN Security Council to immediately take action to halt this genocide and protect innocent civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories, it added. Kuwait also calls for holding the Israeli occupation accountable for its blatant violation of international law and international humanitarian law to ensure that the occupation will not go unpunished, it noted.

Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg’s intent to officially recognize the State of Palestine. In a press release, the ministry said Kuwait hails the step that contributes to establishing a Palestinian state on the 1967 border with East Jerusalem as its capital. The statement urged other countries to follow suit to reach a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause.

In other news, Kuwait’s National Diwan for Human Rights (NDHR) joined an emergency General Assembly meeting of the Arab Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRI), held online from Doha under the theme “Israeli aggression on Gaza: toward an inclusive Arab rights response.” NDHR said in a press statement on Wednesday that the meeting reviewed the impact of serious violations and the military escalation in the Palestinian territories, including direct attacks on civilians and spillover to Qatar, warning of risks to international peace and regional security.

Participants discussed ways to confront the violations and stressed closer coordination, exchange of views and expertise among national rights institutions, and stronger cooperation with regional and international organizations, the statement said. Representing Kuwait, Minister Plenipotentiary Anas Al- Shaheen - chair of the Diwan’s Tripartite Steering Committee - reiterated Kuwait’s full solidarity with the Palestinian people and rejection of Israeli violations, calling for legal steps to ensure accountability. The meeting urged stronger international pressure, systematic documentation of abuses, regular reports to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and action to enforce justice for violations. (KUNA)