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Thu 06 Feb 2025 9:35 am - Jerusalem Time
International reactions continue to condemn the control of the Gaza Strip and displacement
Today, Thursday, international reactions condemned US President Donald Trump’s statements regarding control of the Gaza Strip and the displacement of Palestinians outside their homeland.
Colombian President Criticizes Trump's Plan to Displace Gazans
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has strongly criticized US President Donald Trump's plan to seize the Gaza Strip and displace Palestinians to neighboring countries.
“They will start the worst wars because they consider themselves God’s people, but God’s people are not white Americans or Israelis, God’s people are humanity,” Pietro said in a post on the X platform.
Gulf Cooperation Council stresses the necessity of a two-state solution and giving the Palestinian people their legitimate rights
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, affirmed the GCC’s firm position in supporting the Palestinian cause and the sovereignty of the Palestinian people over all Palestinian territories occupied since June 1967, establishing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, ensuring the return of refugees, in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and international legitimacy resolutions, and rejecting any unilateral measures.
Al-Badawi stressed the GCC's position that the two-state solution is a guarantee for finding a permanent solution for peace and stability, which is what the "International Coalition for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution" seeks to achieve in cooperation and coordination with the Palestinian brothers and international and regional partners; with the aim of achieving a just and lasting peace for the Palestinian cause.
He pointed out that the joint ministerial contact group between the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which was formed by the extraordinary joint Arab and Islamic summit, chaired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is working to end the Israeli aggression on Gaza and the Israeli attacks in the West Bank, support the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on their land, and support the efforts of the State of Palestine to gain recognition from more countries in the world, and support it to obtain full membership in the United Nations.
EU: Gaza is an integral part of the future Palestinian state
The Gaza Strip must be an integral part of a future Palestinian state, and the bloc is committed to a two-state solution, a European Union foreign policy spokesman said.
"The European Union remains strongly committed to the two-state solution and believes it is the only path to long-term peace for both Israelis and Palestinians," he added.
The European spokesman continued: "Gaza is an integral part of the future Palestinian state."
Amnesty International: Any plan to deport Palestinians is a war crime
Amnesty International said that US President Donald Trump's proposal to transfer Palestinians from Gaza is "outrageous" and constitutes a "flagrant violation of international law."
"Any plan to forcibly transfer Palestinians outside the occupied territories against their will is a war crime," said Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard.
Guterres: Two-state solution is the only way to achieve lasting peace
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed that the Palestinian people's exercise of their inalienable rights is based on their right to live on their land, and the two-state solution is the only way to achieve lasting peace.
During his speech at the annual meeting of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Guterres stressed the importance of adhering to international law, avoiding any escalation that might further complicate the crisis, and halting any measures that might exacerbate the situation, including forced displacement that constitutes ethnic cleansing.
He pointed out that efforts are continuing around the clock to deliver humanitarian aid to needy Palestinians, calling on the international community and donors to provide full funding for humanitarian operations and support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which provides basic relief services to Palestinian refugees.
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International reactions continue to condemn the control of the Gaza Strip and displacement