"The United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday held a moment of silence in memory of the ‘innocent lives’ lost in the ‘occupied Palestinian territory and elsewhere,’ while failing to honor those who died in Israel from attacks by Hamas.
Ambassador Zaman Mehdi, the deputy permanent representative of Pakistan to the U.N. in Geneva was seen in a post by the U.N. on X, formerly known as Twitter, speaking to members of the Human Rights Council just before a moment of silence.
‘On behalf of the IOC member states, we express our deep concerns over the loss of innocent lives in the occupied Palestinian territory and elsewhere,’ Mehdi said. ‘Regrettably, this huge loss of lives and unabated violence is a sad reminder of more than seven decades of illegal foreign occupation, aggression and disrespect for the international law, including UNESCO resolutions.’...
A video of the moment of silence showed all members of the Human Rights Council standing, despite omitting the innocent lives of those lost in Israel..."