The Council of Ministers discussed during its weekly session, today, Tuesday, in Ramallah, the diplomatic efforts made by the Palestinian leadership, headed by President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, during dozens of meetings held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, in order to stop the war of extermination against our people in the Gaza Strip and the aggression of the occupation and its settlers in the West Bank, including Jerusalem.

These meetings also addressed practical steps to implement the latest UN resolution to end the Israeli occupation within 12 months, and efforts to gain full membership in the United Nations.

In this regard, the Council of Ministers thanked all countries that support the State of Palestine politically and economically to achieve its freedom and independence, and their support for implementing the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice in accordance with the recent General Assembly resolution, and their support for holding the International Peace Conference.

The Prime Minister reviewed the results of the meeting of the Ministerial Contact Group of the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the European Union, and Norway, through which an international coalition was launched to implement the establishment of the Palestinian state.

The Prime Minister also briefed the Council members on the outcomes of the Ministerial Meeting of Palestine's Partners (Donors Meeting), the government's vision for the "United Palestine" plan, in addition to the Ministry of Finance's report submitted to international partners on the need to support the State of Palestine's demands to change Israeli measures, due to their negative impact on financial leakage and weakening of the Palestinian economy.

In another context, the Cabinet discussed the government's efforts to help Jerusalem hospitals survive, as the government, in partnership with donors, will transfer a new payment worth $27 million, which is part of the dues of these hospitals related to medical transfers.

The Cabinet also approved the urgent response agreement to provide emergency needs for the water sector in Gaza, funded by the World Bank, which includes providing fuel to operate water wells and sewage pumping stations, in addition to providing more than 300 mobile water tanks and personal hygiene supplies to serve about 300,000 displaced people in the Strip.

In a related context, the Ministry of Social Development succeeded in bringing in 26 trucks of food aid into the northern Gaza Strip over the past two days.

The Minister of Agriculture also presented the Ministry’s plan to support farmers during the olive harvest season, especially in areas targeted by the wall and colonialism. The directorates in each governorate, in coordination with the governors and in cooperation with various partners from governmental and civil institutions, will recruit volunteers to help farmers harvest olives and provide the necessary needs.

For his part, the Minister of Education provided an explanation of the progress of the educational process in the Gaza Strip after 220,000 male and female students from the Strip attended virtual schools that the Ministry opened for students, in addition to registering about 26,000 male and female students from the Strip to prepare for the exceptional session of the General Secondary School Examination in early January 2025, in addition to completing work on enrolling 19,000 students currently residing in Egypt in virtual schools, with the continuation of preparations to hold some face-to-face events in special educational centers supervised and managed by the Ministry of Education in the Egyptian territories.

The Cabinet took a number of administrative and procedural decisions that will be published later on the Cabinet’s website.