The final statement of the joint Arab-Islamic summit, which was held today, Saturday, in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to discuss the Israeli war on Gaza, stressed the necessity of breaking the siege on the Gaza Strip and facilitating the entry of humanitarian aid to the besieged population.
The joint final statement of the special summit, which was organized in response to the invitation of Saudi Arabia and Palestine, stressed the importance of ending the siege on the Gaza Strip and allowing the immediate entry of humanitarian and relief aid and fuel. The statement indicated support for Egyptian efforts to provide sustainable humanitarian and relief aid to Gaza, and support for Cairo's steps in confronting the ongoing Israeli aggression against Gaza.
The Arab and Islamic countries urged the UN Security Council to take a decisive and binding decision that imposes an end to the Israeli aggression on Gaza, stops the Israeli authorities from violating international law and international legitimacy resolutions, and demands the International Council to take an immediate decision condemning Israel’s barbaric destruction of hospitals in Gaza and preventing the entry of medicine and food. And fuel to it.
The final statement did not stop there, but rather called on all countries to stop exporting weapons and ammunition to the Israeli authorities, which are used by its army to kill the Palestinian people and destroy their homes, hospitals, schools, mosques and churches.
Today, Saturday, an extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit was held in Riyadh to discuss the Israeli aggression against Gaza and put an end to it.
The summit was attended by Arab and Islamic leaders and presidents, including Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Iraqi President Abdel Latif Rashid, Jordanian King Abdullah II, Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In his speech during the summit, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called for stopping military operations and providing humanitarian corridors to Gaza, stressing his country’s condemnation of the brutal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza, and that Riyadh made efforts to protect civilians in Gaza and stop the war.
The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, stressed that the displacement of the Palestinian people is a war crime and there is no talk of separating from the West Bank and East Jerusalem for the future of Gaza. Aboul Gheit also indicated that "Israel is carrying out an ethnic cleansing campaign against the people of Gaza in full view of the world," stressing that "Israel hopes to displace the people from the Gaza Strip."
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated that “the Palestinian people are subjected to a war of extermination that has crossed all red lines,” holding the Israeli authorities and those who support them responsible for the killing of every child and woman in this unjust war, noting that “the occupation forces killed and wounded more than 40,000 in Gaza, most of them children.” And women," he added, "The free people of the world will not accept double standards and that our people will remain victims of a genocidal war.”
For his part, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi warned that “failure to stop the war in the Gaza Strip threatens its expansion in the region,” saying:
The people of Gaza are being subjected to killing, siege, and inhumane practices that require a serious stance from the international community.
The Egyptian President stressed that "the policy of collective punishment of the people of Gaza is unacceptable," calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.
His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan points out that the Palestinian people have been subjected to great and long-term injustice, starting more than seventy years ago, and they are innocent civilians who have been turned into victims.
We gather today for the sake of Gaza and its people, as they are being killed and destroyed in a hideous war that must stop immediately.
He stressed that this position is not new, as it has continued for more than seven decades, and was characterized by psychological isolation, isolation, and attacks on sanctities and rights. He pointed out that his country continues to perform its duty to provide humanitarian aid to our Palestinian brothers, using all available means.
The repeated Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip caused unprecedented destruction and the destruction of entire neighborhoods, as 11,078 Palestinians were killed, including 4,506 children, 3,027 women, and 678 elderly people, and 27,490 others were injured with various injuries, according to official Palestinian sources as of last Friday evening.
Since the Israeli army's incursion into the Gaza Strip on October 27, it has faced intense resistance from the Hamas movement and other Palestinian factions, who used light weapons, homemade shells, and RPGs, and were able to destroy Israeli vehicles and kill soldiers and officers, according to the military brigades. For "Hamas".
This devastating attack, supported by the West and the United States, comes after some members of the Hamas movement infiltrated neighboring Israeli settlements on October 7, which resulted in the killing of 1,400 people and the detention of 240 others as prisoners.
