The Arab League Council warned on Wednesday of the catastrophic consequences of “Israeli aggressive threats to invade and destroy the Palestinian city of Rafah, which is housing more than 1.5 million displaced citizens.”
During an extraordinary meeting in Cairo to discuss the war on Gaza, the council condemned the flow of weapons to Israel and Israel’s “continued genocide against the Palestinians.”
In a statement, the council denounced Israel’s refusal to comply with United Nations Security Council resolution 2728, which demands an immediate ceasefire during the month of Ramadan, and an end to the Israeli crimes in the West Bank aimed at the systematic destruction of refugee camps.
The council emphasized “the necessity of implementing the decision of the Joint Arab Islamic Summit in Riyadh to break the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip, to allow the immediate access of Arab, Islamic, and international humanitarian aid convoys by land, sea, and air into the entire Strip, and to call on relevant international organizations to participate in breaking the siege.”
It expressed support for the Qatari-Egyptian effort to reach a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, praising Algeria’s efforts at the Security Council and other international moves aimed at resolving the conflict in the region, as well as the growing demands by the European Union countries to recognize the State of Palestine.
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit underlined “the need to continue diplomatic work in order to stop the war in Gaza and ensure that Israel is held accountable for its crimes.”
He also called for maintaining “the struggle in all diplomatic arenas and global forums in the hopes of establishing an independent Palestine.”
Permanent Representative of Palestine to the League of Arab States Mohannad Al-Aklouk underlined his country’s support for Arab and international efforts aimed at resolving the conflict in the region according to international resolutions, and for the State of Palestine to obtain full membership in the United Nations.
He urged Arab countries, parliaments, civil society organizations, trade unions and federations concerned with human rights and international law to take urgent action before international judiciary to prosecute Israeli officials for their brutal crimes against Palestinian civilians, children and women.
