Arab League Strongly Condemns Israeli Attack on Gaza

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 9, 2023. (Reuters)
Smoke rises following an Israeli strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 9, 2023. (Reuters)
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Arab League Strongly Condemns Israeli Attack on Gaza

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 9, 2023. (Reuters)
Smoke rises following an Israeli strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 9, 2023. (Reuters)

The Arab League strongly condemned on Tuesday the Israeli attack against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank.

It slammed the heinous killing of 14 Palestinians and injury of 20 others.

It warned that this dangerous escalation is another chapter in the open war the Israeli government is waging against the Palestinian people, their properties and sanctities as part of its open policy to destroy any chance to achieve peace.

It accused the government of seeking to stoke chaos and violence in the region.

The Arab League held the government fully responsible for the escalation and its consequences on the entire region.

It called on the international community, especially the United Nations Security Council, to intervene immediately to put a stop to the Israeli attacks, provide international protection to the Palestinian people and bring the perpetrators to justice.



UK's Starmer Discussed Importance of a Ceasefire With Lebanon's PM

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer smiles on stage on the second day of the annual Labor Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer smiles on stage on the second day of the annual Labor Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
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UK's Starmer Discussed Importance of a Ceasefire With Lebanon's PM

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer smiles on stage on the second day of the annual Labor Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer smiles on stage on the second day of the annual Labor Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met his Lebanese counterpart at the United Nations and discussed the importance of an immediate ceasefire and a negotiated solution in the conflict with Israel, his office said on Friday.
Starmer met Lebanon's Najib Mikati at the United Nations General Assembly, reported Reuters.
"The Prime Minister opened by giving his sincere condolences to Prime Minister Mikati for the loss of civilian life in recent weeks," the statement said.
"They discussed the escalating conflict in Lebanon, and agreed on the importance of an immediate ceasefire and a negotiated solution."