Albudaiwi Urges International Community to Act Immediately to Stop Israeli Aggression in Gaza Strip

A view shows houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Anas al-Shareef
A view shows houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Anas al-Shareef
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Albudaiwi Urges International Community to Act Immediately to Stop Israeli Aggression in Gaza Strip

A view shows houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Anas al-Shareef
A view shows houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Anas al-Shareef

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi has renewed his call to the international community to assume its responsibilities and take urgent action to stop the grave Israeli aggression in Gaza Strip.
In a press release from the GCC General Secretariat, Albudaiwi stressed that one year since the start of military actions by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza, the humanitarian, security, and economic situation in the region has notably deteriorated.

According to SPA, he said, the situation necessitates immediate and decisive steps by the international community to put an end to the brutal Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people, de-escalate military operations and lift the blockade to ensure the provision of humanitarian aid and the opening of crossings, to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people.
Albudaiwi also emphasized the critical need to protect civilians, including those involved in relief and humanitarian work, who face severe dangers while fulfilling their vital roles. Furthermore, he reiterated that GCC countries consistently advocate for accountability for those responsible for crimes against humanity, for holding the Israeli government accountable for the violations committed by its forces against the defenseless Palestinian people.
He reaffirmed the GCC member states’ unwavering support for the Palestinian cause, and their commitment to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state within the June 4, 1967, borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and relevant United Nations resolutions.
Albudaiwi called for united regional and international endeavors to secure an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza and to provide essential assistance to the Palestinian people, thus fostering stability and security in the region.



Saudi FM: We Will Not Tire of Diplomacy to Achieve Gaza Ceasefire, Peace

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hissein Brahim Taha, and Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit attend a press conference, following the Arab-Islamic extraordinary summit held to investigate Israel's conflict with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 11, 2024. (Reuters)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hissein Brahim Taha, and Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit attend a press conference, following the Arab-Islamic extraordinary summit held to investigate Israel's conflict with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 11, 2024. (Reuters)
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Saudi FM: We Will Not Tire of Diplomacy to Achieve Gaza Ceasefire, Peace

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hissein Brahim Taha, and Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit attend a press conference, following the Arab-Islamic extraordinary summit held to investigate Israel's conflict with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 11, 2024. (Reuters)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hissein Brahim Taha, and Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit attend a press conference, following the Arab-Islamic extraordinary summit held to investigate Israel's conflict with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 11, 2024. (Reuters)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah stressed on Monday that the only way to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict lies in implementing the two-state solution, which several countries around the world support.

Speaking at the conclusion of the extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit that was held in Riyadh, he added that the meeting was a follow-up to “our efforts to put a stop to the Israeli crimes.”

The summit tackled means to bolster joint work and continue cooperation with the international community to stop the war on Gaza and ease regional tensions.

“The establishment of an independent Palestinian state is a main demand and key to ending the conflict in the Middle East,” declared Prince Faisal, calling for more countries to recognize the independent state.

“We must not forget the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who are living in fear and suffering displacement. The fastest way to protect them lies in an international resolution for a ceasefire,” he went on to say.

“We want a permanent solution that consolidates peace in the region. The international community and its institutions have been lax in performing their duties towards the Palestinians,” he remarked, adding that the summit will make the world listen to the Arab and Islamic worlds.

Prince Faisal vowed that efforts will continue to achieve the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and to reach a ceasefire.

“We will not tire of diplomacy because we believe in peace that we all need and deserve,” he stressed.

Moreover, he underscored the “anger of the Arab and Islamic worlds over the developments in Gaza,” saying the Israeli operations in the sector and West Bank “go beyond ensuring its safety and self-defense, but they are part of an agenda to change the status quo on the ground and destroy prospects for a two-state solution.”

The Arab and Islamic worlds are committed to supporting the Palestinian Authority, said Prince Faisal. “It alone can manage the situation in the West Bank and Gaza and pressure must be exerted on Israel to make it stop undermining its authority,” he stated.

The emergence of a united Arab Islamic position will help ease regional tensions and will have an impact in reaching a solution, he remarked.

Furthermore, he said that the continuation of the war on Gaza is a sign of the international community’s failure. “Priority now lies in ending the war and the suffering of the Palestinian people,” he added.

“We must not allow the international community to forget the truth of the Israeli crimes in Gaza,” he urged.