The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, considered today (Saturday) that the resolution adopted by the UN Security Council yesterday (Friday), which called for a truce and extended humanitarian corridors throughout the Gaza Strip, came too late and is still far from what is required to be achieved, which is a complete ceasefire. In the sector.

Aboul Gheit said in a statement that the decision is an attempt to prevent famine in the Gaza Strip and save people, especially women and children, from a catastrophic situation, but it is not enough to stop the Israeli aggression machine, especially since it does not include a ceasefire.

He added that the decision came after procrastination in response to Israel's wishes, and stressed that what is required is not only the introduction of humanitarian aid into the Strip, but also the protection of civilians from the continuing bombing, achieving a sustainable ceasefire, and directly starting a major relief operation that includes hundreds of thousands who have become destitute of the minimum necessities. necessary for life.

He pointed out that every step to alleviate the suffering of civilians in Gaza is a step in the right direction, but addressing the humanitarian catastrophe cannot be achieved through partial measures or palliatives to absorb the anger of world public opinion over what is happening in Gaza.

The Secretary-General of the Arab League stressed that rejecting an immediate ceasefire in Gaza is a license to kill, and noted that Arab efforts will not stop in order to reach an end to the war.

Aboul Gheit called on the United States to re-read the situation and take the correct decision from both the humanitarian and political standpoints instead of being led by the desire of the Israeli extreme right to impose collective punishment and comprehensive revenge on 2.3 million people in the Gaza Strip.

On Friday, the UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding that Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) “provide, facilitate and enable the immediate, safe and seamless delivery of humanitarian aid to a sufficient extent directly to Palestinian civilians throughout the Gaza Strip.”

The resolution called for urgent steps to immediately allow widespread, safe and unimpeded humanitarian access, and to create conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities.

The draft resolution, submitted by the United Arab Emirates, received the support of 13 members of the 15-member Council, while the United States and Russia abstained from voting.