The Palestinian state is a international and historical entitlement.

The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of their independent state along the lines of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, is not merely a political demand, but a historical entitlement supported by international legitimacy. Today, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is not just an annual commemoration, but a moment to revive the values of justice and renew the international moral and political commitment towards the Palestinian people and their historical rights.

The commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People comes amid unprecedented humanitarian conditions, the continuation of the genocide in the Gaza Strip, and the escalation of settlement activities and systematic violence in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. This has resulted in significant human losses, direct targeting of civilians, and unprecedented destruction of Palestinian cities and camps, where the occupying government practices policies of erasure and ethnic cleansing. Among the most prominent aspects of this ongoing war is the continuous genocide inside the occupation prisons against Palestinian and Arab prisoners, who have been subjected to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Since the beginning of the genocide, according to data and human rights organizations, 98 detainees have died in the occupation prisons, with prisoner institutions announcing the names of 81 of them, while dozens of martyrs from Gaza remain subjected to enforced disappearance.

The crimes and atrocities committed by Israel during the war are merely an extension of a series of catastrophes that have not ceased against the Palestinian people. For decades, the world has failed to uphold justice and achieve freedom for our people, all supported by major powers racing to protect the existence of the occupying state, where its ministers compete to innovate new tools and policies to erase the presence of the Palestinian people, to excel in killing and pursuing them, tightening control over their lives, and creating justifications to sustain and entrench the occupation.

 Solidarity with the Palestinian people is not a symbolic or seasonal act, but a legal, humanitarian, and moral duty, and a fundamental step towards achieving a just and lasting peace that guarantees freedom, dignity, and justice for the Palestinian people, ends the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land, and ensures the exercise of the Palestinian people's inalienable rights, foremost among them the right to self-determination, independence, and return. Solidarity is in rejecting international inaction, rejecting colonialism, and the Palestinian people continue to live one of the longest and harshest chapters of human and political suffering in modern history, amid the absence of international accountability for the crimes and violations committed by the occupying forces for decades, especially in light of the genocide waged by the occupation in the Gaza Strip, and the continuation of its crimes in the West Bank, including Jerusalem.

 We highly appreciate all international efforts and the positions of the world's peoples who have genuinely stood in solidarity with the Palestinian people, confronted the crimes committed against them, formed international coalitions, and those who have taken courageous decisions to punish the occupation system for its crimes, including preventing the sending and exporting of weapons, imposing sanctions on the responsible Israeli terrorists and settlers, and cutting economic and diplomatic relations that contribute to feeding and sustaining the illegal Israeli occupation.

Collective action must be taken to establish a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and ensure the free and unconditional flow of humanitarian aid, in activation of the provisions of Security Council Resolution 2803 and embodying the international consensus announced at the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit, paving the way for the launch of a comprehensive political process that restores the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, and emphasizing the role of the Palestinian Authority and the unity of Palestinian territories as an indispensable foundation for any sustainable settlement.