The Palestinian Central Council continues its 32nd session today, Thursday, under the title: "No to displacement and no to annexation - steadfastness in the homeland - saving our people in Gaza and stopping the war - protecting Jerusalem and the West Bank - yes to comprehensive Palestinian national unity." The session opened yesterday in the Ahmed Shuqairy Hall at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah.

In a speech before the Council, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that putting the Palestinian house in order on a unifying national basis is essential to confronting current challenges. He warned of grave dangers that are closer to a new Nakba, threatening our existence and heralding the liquidation of our national cause.

The Central Council session will discuss the Israeli genocidal war being waged against our people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Jerusalem. It will also examine the mechanism for managing the affairs of the Gaza Strip, the ongoing attempts at forced displacement, as well as the siege, annexation, starvation, colonialism, and land seizure.

The meeting will also discuss the internal Palestinian situation, including "restoring and strengthening national unity within the framework of the Palestine Liberation Organization," the creation of the position of Vice President of the PLO's Executive Committee, and any new developments.

The Palestinian Central Council held thirty sessions between 1985 and 2018, including two extraordinary sessions in 1988 and 1999, an emergency session in 2003, seven of which were held in Tunisia, four in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, four in Gaza, and 15 sessions in Ramallah.

In 2022, the 31st session of the Palestinian Central Council was held, under the title: "Developing and Activating the Palestine Liberation Organization, Protecting the National Project, and Popular Resistance." This session resulted in the election of a new body to preside over the Palestinian National Council, the election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Palestinian National Fund, and the completion of the membership of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization.