RIYADH: President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine has condemned the ongoing situation in Gaza as an aggressive and brutal action perpetrated by the cowardly Israeli war machine, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday. Mahmoud Abbas noted that this aggression, in violation of global humanitarian law and holy sites, has resulted in the deaths and injuries of more than 40,000 civilians mostly women, children, and the aged people.
In his speech at the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit, the President said, “This strike on the West Bank and Jerusalem, including killings, daily attacks, the execution of entire families, and the destruction of mosques, hospitals, schools and churches in the Gaza Strip, by the Israeli occupation, is taking place within the hearing and sight of the international community without an urgent end to this cruel war and to spare our defenseless people from further murders and destruction”.
According to the SPA, Abbas added that they are all facing a historic moment, and everyone should assume the responsibilities and duties in order to establish the foundations of security, peace, and stability for all in our region.
Abbas Calls for End to Israeli Aggression and Occupation
President Abbas stated “We call on the UNSC to assume its responsibilities and duties to stop this cruel aggression against our people immediately, and to secure the entry of medical and food supplies and provide electricity, fuel and water into Gaza, and to stop the displacement of our people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.”
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Abbas said that they will not accept military and security solutions following all of them have failed, after the occupation forces undermined the two-state solution and replaced it with intensified annexation, settlement, racial discrimination policies and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and Jerusalem, the siege of Gaza, and the violations of the legal and historical status of Islamic and Christian holy sites.
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President Abbas highlighted that Gaza is an integral part of the State of Palestine, and any political settlement must encompass the entirety of Palestinian territory, including the Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza. He steadfastly rejected Israel’s seizure of Palestinian funds that are sent monthly to Gaza, confirming that Palestine has never abandoned Gaza.
