CAIRO, (PIC)
The six-party Arab meeting in Egypt called in a joint statement on Thursday for a comprehensive and immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Cairo hosted a meeting of the foreign ministers of Egypt Sameh Shoukry, Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Qatar Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Jordan Ayman Safadi, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem al-Hashemi, and PLO Executive Committee Secretary Hussein al-Sheikh.
The statement said that the six-party Arab meeting witnessed “discussion and exchange of views on the developments of the Palestinian cause and the catastrophic repercussions of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and the efforts exerted to stop it and the unprecedented suffering and humanitarian catastrophe it produces.”
The participants stressed, according to the statement, “the priority of achieving a comprehensive and immediate ceasefire, increasing the access to humanitarian aid, and opening all crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip.”
They stressed, “The priority of overcoming the obstacles imposed by Israel through full implementation of Security Council Resolution No. 2720 (concerning the enforcement of the entry of humanitarian aid into the Strip), in a way that meets the needs of more than two million Palestinians facing famine in the Gaza Strip.”
The Arab ministers called for “providing full support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)”, reiterating their rejection of “any attempts to displace Palestinians from their land, or liquidate the Palestinian cause.”
The participants stressed, “The importance of implementing the two-state solution and establishing a Palestinian state in accordance with international resolutions, including the Arab Peace Initiative,” according to the joint statement.
The Israeli occupation war on the Gaza Strip has left tens of thousands of civilian victims, mostly children and women, massive destruction, and an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.
