Minister Counsellor for Palestine's embassy in India, Wael Battrekhi, on Tuesday said that over seven million Palestinian refugees living in their own land and other neighboring countries have been suffering for nearly eight decades "without adequate international protection", an online platform has reported.

According to Devdiscourse news portal, the statements were made during an event attended by Battrekhi to mark International Migrants Day, 2019, held under the auspices of the Indian Economic Trade Organization (IETO).

Battrekhi was quoted as stating that despite as many as 86 resolutions being passed by the United Nations agencies for the welfare, safety and upholding of human rights of Palestinian refugees, none of them were implemented properly.

"Palestinians continue to live in their own country as refugees and face oppression, humiliations and assault from the Israeli forces," Battrekhi said.

 "Around 400 Palestine villages which were depopulated by Israel in 1948 are still empty and Jewish religion had been established there," he said, adding that the countries world over maintain "deafening silence" on the issue.

However, Palestine would continue to stand for the independence, freedom and sacrifices of its people, added the Palestinian official.