The Jerusalem Post reports: “Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian said the Gaza Strip was part of the ‘State of Palestine’ in a speech at the United Nations Security Council on Monday. 

‘We reaffirm in this context that the Gaza Strip is an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territory and that the State of Palestine holds the legal and political jurisdiction over the Strip and all occupied Palestinian territories since 1967, including East Jerusalem,’ she said. 

‘We reiterate our categorical rejection of any attempts to cut off parts of our land or displace our people, which clearly violates international law and the prohibitions established by international legitimacy.’

‘We reiterate the inevitability of adhering to our legitimate rights and our national identity that unites our people everywhere in the world, which requires the unity of our land and our people under the umbrella of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, and the commitment of all to its political program and international obligations, and working under one system, one law, and one legitimate weapon,’ Aghabekian concluded…”