Today, Tuesday, Deputy Chairman of the Fatah Movement, Mahmoud Al-Aloul, received in his office in Ramallah a delegation from the European Parliament headed by the head of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Iraci Garcia.

The meeting discussed in depth the Israeli escalation in the West Bank, where the Palestinian leadership reiterated its categorical rejection of the ongoing crimes and violations, stressing the need for more effective European action to ensure the consolidation of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, the provision of urgent humanitarian relief, and the start of the reconstruction process without obstacles.

Al-Aloul reviewed the developments in the West Bank, and the continued aggression of the occupation on cities, towns, villages and camps in the northern West Bank, where more than 40 thousand of our people were forcibly displaced, homes, facilities and infrastructure were demolished, settler attacks escalated, and more than 900 checkpoints were placed to impede movement and travel between Palestinian areas, in addition to the continuation of the financial war and deductions from Palestinian tax revenues.

For his part, Al-Aloul stressed the strategic role played by the European Union in supporting Palestinian national rights, expressing his deep appreciation for the constant European political and humanitarian support for the Palestinian people.

For their part, the delegation affirmed their commitment to defending international and humanitarian law and the values of peace and justice, and to emphasizing the two-state solution as the only path to peace and stability in the region as a whole, and the right of the Palestinian people to live on their land and in their independent state.