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Arab Parliament’s Palestine Committee Commends Saudi Support for Palestinian Cause

A general view of a meeting of the Arab League foreign ministers at the organization's headquarters in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (AFP)
A general view of a meeting of the Arab League foreign ministers at the organization's headquarters in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (AFP)
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Arab Parliament’s Palestine Committee Commends Saudi Support for Palestinian Cause

A general view of a meeting of the Arab League foreign ministers at the organization's headquarters in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (AFP)
A general view of a meeting of the Arab League foreign ministers at the organization's headquarters in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (AFP)

The Palestine Committee of the Arab Parliament convened in Cairo on Thursday to discuss ways of standing with the Palestinian people in Gaza and supporting the Palestinian cause, under the chairmanship of Speaker Adel Al-Asoomi, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Assaf bin Salem Abu Thuneen, a member of the Shura Council and the Arab Parliament, highlighted the Palestine Committee’s appreciation for countries that have provided humanitarian aid in support of the Palestinian cause.
The committee specifically praised the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, and the Crown Prince, in supporting the Palestinian cause and providing humanitarian and relief assistance to the Palestinian people.
The committee also commended the Kingdom’s political support for Palestine in all international events.
The meeting expressed gratitude to South Africa for its fair and just stance in filing a case against the Israeli occupation at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding its assault on the Palestinian people in Gaza and the occupied territories, said Abu Thuneen.
He further stated that the Arab Parliament plans to convey messages to the parliaments of countries that have supported the Israeli occupation, informing them of condemnation for such positions. The Arab Parliament will emphasize that these parliaments have made themselves complicit in the occupation’s assaults and crimes against the Palestinian people.
During the meeting, participants agreed to change the term “occupation force” for Israel to the “occupying Israeli entity” in official communications and statements issued by the Arab Parliament, Abu Thuneen confirmed.

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Israeli Settlers Briefly Crossed into Lebanon, the Military Says

UN "blue line" notifications are pictured near the Lebanese-Israeli border as seen from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon October 14, 2022. (Reuters)
UN "blue line" notifications are pictured near the Lebanese-Israeli border as seen from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon October 14, 2022. (Reuters)
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Israeli Settlers Briefly Crossed into Lebanon, the Military Says

UN "blue line" notifications are pictured near the Lebanese-Israeli border as seen from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon October 14, 2022. (Reuters)
UN "blue line" notifications are pictured near the Lebanese-Israeli border as seen from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon October 14, 2022. (Reuters)

A group of Israeli settlers have briefly crossed the border into Lebanon before they were removed by troops, the military acknowledged Wednesday.

The civilians who crossed the border came from the Uri Tzafon movement, a group calling for Israeli settlement of southern Lebanon. Photos posted by the group online Saturday showed a small group of activists holding signs and erecting tents inside Lebanon while Israeli soldiers were present.

After first denying the reports to Israeli media, the military said Wednesday that civilians had crossed the border “by a few meters” and were removed by troops.

The military called the border breach a “serious incident” and said it was investigating.

“Any attempt to approach or cross the border into Lebanese territory without coordination poses a life-threatening risk and interferes with the IDF’s ability to operate in the area and carry out its mission,” the military said, using the acronym for the Israel Defense Forces.

The settler group Uri Tzafon, which means “Awaken the North” in Hebrew, crossed the border in the area of the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras. In the past, the movement has said the area is home to an old Hebrew settlement.

Groups of settler activists also have breached the Gaza border more than once since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on Oct. 7, 2023, at one point erecting small wooden tents before they were evacuated by troops. Daniela Weiss, the leader of the movement to resettle Gaza, claims she has entered Gaza twice since the start of the war.

Israel’s settler movement has been emboldened by its current government -- the furthest-right in Israeli history -- and is now seeking to expand to parts of southern Lebanon and the north of the Gaza.