GCC, Arab Parliament Welcome UN Resolution Condemning Israeli Occupation

GCC, Arab Parliament Welcome UN Resolution Condemning Israeli Occupation
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GCC, Arab Parliament Welcome UN Resolution Condemning Israeli Occupation

GCC, Arab Parliament Welcome UN Resolution Condemning Israeli Occupation

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi welcomed the UN General Assembly's adoption of a resolution on ending the unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, which was passed by an overwhelming majority during the emergency special session.
Albudaiwi said: "The actions taken by Israeli occupation forces, including settlement expansion and geographic alterations, are illegitimate and unlawful, receiving no recognition at either the regional or international level."

According to SPA, he also emphasized the need for the international community to uphold its responsibilities in implementing this resolution, stressing that the occupied Palestinian territories remain an integral part of the Palestinian people's inalienable rights.
The secretary-general reiterated the GCC's unwavering stance on the Palestinian issue, supporting the establishment of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and advocating for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to statehood.

Earlier, the Arab Parliament also praised the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of a resolution calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.
In a statement, the parliament hailed the resolution's passage with a majority vote of 124 as a victory for Palestinian rights and the justness of their cause, thanking the countries that backed the resolution.
The parliament emphasized that this resolution is a move towards justice for Palestinians, urging the international community and the Security Council to fulfill their responsibilities by pressuring Israel to comply with the resolution, cease the occupation, and enforce previous international resolutions that Israel has disregarded, going against international legitimacy.
On Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a Palestinian-drafted resolution that demands Israel end "its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" within 12 months.

 



Israel Police Says Forces Kill Five Palestinian Fighters in West Bank

 Palestinian people inspect the car that was hit by bullets in which Palestinians were reportedly killed by Israeli special forces in the West Bank city of Nablus, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP)
Palestinian people inspect the car that was hit by bullets in which Palestinians were reportedly killed by Israeli special forces in the West Bank city of Nablus, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP)
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Israel Police Says Forces Kill Five Palestinian Fighters in West Bank

 Palestinian people inspect the car that was hit by bullets in which Palestinians were reportedly killed by Israeli special forces in the West Bank city of Nablus, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP)
Palestinian people inspect the car that was hit by bullets in which Palestinians were reportedly killed by Israeli special forces in the West Bank city of Nablus, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP)

Israeli forces killed five armed Palestinian fighters in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Israeli police said.

There was no immediate comment from Palestinian officials or armed groups. The Palestinian health ministry confirmed the deaths of only four men.

The Palestinian official news agency WAFA said that Israeli special forces had opened fire on a vehicle that the men were travelling in, in the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank.

Violence has surged across the West Bank since the start of the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza. Hundreds of Palestinians - including armed fighters, stone-throwing youths and civilian bystanders - have been killed in clashes with Israeli security forces.

Dozens of Israelis have been killed in Palestinian street attacks over the past year. At least six people were wounded, two of them seriously, in a stabbing attack in the Israeli city of Hadera on Wednesday, Israeli authorities said.