EU Statement – UN Security Council: Open debate on the Middle East, including the Palestinian questions
28 January 2026, New York - Statement on behalf of the European Union and its Member States by H.E. Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, at the UN Security Council Open Debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian questions I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its Member States. The Candidate Countries Montenegro*, the Republic of Moldova, and Bosnia and Herzegovina* as well as Andorra and San Marino align themselves with this statement. The situation in the Middle East requires our continued attention and active engagement. The European Union welcomes the announcement of the launch of Phase Two of the Comprehensive Peace Plan to End the Gaza conflict, endorsed by UNSCR 2803, and the nomination of a Palestinian National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, with the support of the PA. The EU stands ready to continue to support peace in Gaza, through its humanitarian, security, diplomatic and cooperations tools, and looks forward to the implementation of the Peace Plan in its entirety, including the permanent decommissioning of weapons from Hamas and other non-state armed groups, the delivery of humanitarian assistance at scale and the reconstruction of Gaza. We reiterate that Hamas can have no role in Gaza’s future and must never again be a threat to Israel.
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