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Wed 11 Oct 2023 8:13 pm - Jerusalem Time
Arab League Council stresses necessity of immediately stopping Israeli war on Gaza
The Council of the League of Arab States at the ministerial level, held in an extraordinary session under the chairmanship of the Kingdom of Morocco, and at the invitation of it and the State of Palestine, affirmed the necessity of immediately stopping the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.
The meeting, which was held today, Wednesday, at the headquarters of the Arab League in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, with the participation of Arab foreign ministers, for consultation and coordination on ways to stop the dangerous escalation and aggression against the Gaza Strip, stressed the centrality of the Palestinian issue, and the necessity of fulfilling all the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, First and foremost is his right to self-determination and a safe and dignified life in his independent, sovereign state along the lines of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
He stressed his adherence to a just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution, a strategic option to protect the region and all its countries, peoples and future from the danger of violence and wars and their devastating repercussions. He also reaffirmed all his previous decisions on the Palestinian issue.
The Council decided:
1- Emphasizing the immediate cessation of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and the escalation in the Strip and its surroundings, calling on all parties to exercise restraint, warning of the catastrophic humanitarian and security repercussions of the continuation and expansion of the escalation, and working with the international community to launch urgent and effective action to achieve this, in implementation of international law, and to protect To protect the security and stability of the region from the danger of expanding cycles of violence, for which everyone will pay the price.
2- Condemn the killing and targeting of civilians by both sides, and all acts contrary to international law and international humanitarian law, and emphasize the need to protect civilians, in line with common humanitarian values and international law, and the need to release civilians and all prisoners and detainees.
3- Condemn everything that the brotherly Palestinian people have been subjected to and the aggression and violations of their rights they are currently exposed to.
4- Emphasizing the need to lift the siege on the Gaza Strip, and immediately allow the entry of humanitarian aid, lunch and fuel into it, including through United Nations organizations, especially the United Nations Refugee Relief Agency (UNRWA), and cancel Israel’s unjust decisions to stop supplying Gaza with electricity and cut off water. about her.
5- Emphasizing support for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on their land and warning against any attempts to displace them outside it (transfer), and exacerbating the issue of refugees whose right to return and compensation must be met, within the framework of a comprehensive solution to the conflict that addresses all final status issues, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions and the peace initiative. Arab countries, and to collectively confront any attempts to transfer the crisis exacerbated by the continued occupation to neighboring countries.
6- Emphasizing the need for Israel to implement its obligations as the occupying power and stop all illegal Israeli measures that perpetuate the occupation and undermine the two-state solution and the chances of achieving a just and comprehensive peace, including the construction and expansion of settlements, the confiscation of lands and the displacement of Palestinians from their homes, and military operations against Palestinian cities and camps, And attacks on Islamic and Christian sanctities.
7- Emphasizing that the way to ensure security and stability in the region is to achieve a just, lasting and comprehensive peace that fulfills all the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, especially their right to embody their independent and sovereign state along the lines of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, to live in security and peace alongside Israel, In accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative with all its components.
8- Emphasizing the necessity of reviving the peace process and launching serious negotiations between the Palestine Liberation Organization, the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, and Israel to achieve a just peace, and warning that the continued absence of real political prospects for achieving a just and comprehensive peace will only lead to perpetuating despair, fueling conflict, strengthening extremism, and increasing Tension, violence, and the collapse of confidence in the peace process are a way to resolve the conflict and achieve security and stability for all countries and peoples of the region.
9- Emphasis on supporting the Palestinian National Authority politically, economically and financially.
10- Assigning the missions of the League of Arab States, the Councils of Arab Ambassadors, and the Arab Group at the United Nations to take action at the international level to communicate the content of this resolution and to work with international partners to stop the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and their rights.
11- Keeping the Council in permanent session to follow up on Arab and international action to implement the contents of this resolution.
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Arab League Council stresses necessity of immediately stopping Israeli war on Gaza