ARAB AND WORLD
Tue 31 Oct 2023 3:05 pm - Jerusalem Time
An emergency Arab summit in Riyadh, the main issue of which is Palestine
A Saudi source said that an emergency Arab summit to address the Palestinian issue and the events in Gaza will be held in Riyadh on November 11.
The source, who preferred to remain anonymous, stated that the emergency Arab summit will be held in the presence of Arab leaders, which will be held on the same day as the previously scheduled Arab-African summit in Riyadh, which discusses political and economic issues that concern the interests of the member states of the Arab League and the African Union. .
The Saudi source stressed that the main issue of the Arab emergency summit is Palestine and the current events in Gaza, indicating that the summit will issue a statement in this regard. He apologized for not giving more details, but he stated that preparations and preparations are underway at a high pace to arrange the summit.
Today (Tuesday), the Palestinian President's advisor for religious affairs, Mahmoud Al-Habbash, confirmed that there is Arab approval to hold the emergency summit called for by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on November 11, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Al-Habbash told the Arab World News Agency that the summit has a primary goal, which is a ceasefire and an end to the killing of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Al-Habbash added: “The priority now is to stop the aggression, and we are ready to do everything to stop the war on the Gaza Strip.” He pointed out that the Palestinian leadership appreciates any effort that seeks to stop the war on Gaza.
The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States announced yesterday (Monday) that it had received an official request from the State of Palestine and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to hold an extraordinary session of the Council of the League of Arab States in Riyadh on November 11.
The Arab League Council, at the level of Arab foreign ministers, held a meeting at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in Cairo on October 11 of this year.
Meanwhile, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, who is currently visiting Washington, stressed the necessity of a ceasefire in Gaza, protecting civilians, stopping forced displacement, allowing humanitarian aid to enter without obstacles, and working to restore the path of peace, ensuring that the Palestinian people obtain... Its legitimate rights, and the establishment of its independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital, to ensure the achievement of just and comprehensive peace.
Meanwhile, Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), described what is currently happening in the Gaza Strip of continuous Israeli bombing for 3 weeks as a “forced displacement” of the population.
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An emergency Arab summit in Riyadh, the main issue of which is Palestine