- President urges the countries of the world to press Israel to stop the genocide in Gaza
- President calls on our people to stand united and steadfast in the face of the Israeli aggression
- President vows to rebuild everything destroyed by the occupation in Gaza
RAMALLAH, Saturday, October 28, 2023 (WAFA) – In a crucial meeting of the PLO Executive Committee held this evening at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, President Mahmoud Abbas urged the international community to stop the genocide being carried out these days by Israel against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Addressing the committee, President Abbas emphasized the gravity of the current situation, as the people of Gaza are facing genocidal massacres by Israel in full watch of the international community.
“From the very beginning of this crisis,” said the President, “the Palestinian leadership has spared no effort, engaging in extensive diplomatic outreach with world leaders and appealing to the United Nations Security Council to halt the aggression, provide humanitarian aid, prevent external displacement, and cease the attacks by Israeli settlers and occupation forces in Jerusalem and the West Bank.”
He continued, “Despite an overwhelming majority vote in the UN General Assembly, Israeli occupation forces responded with a ground invasion and unprecedented levels of shelling, destruction, and loss of life.”
The number of Palestinian casualties in the Gaza Strip has now reached over 7,500, with a majority being children and women, and approximately 20,000 people injured.
President Abbas wondered “how it is possible to remain silent in the face of over 3,000 Palestinian children killed and the shelling of hospitals, along with the ruthless destruction and collective punishment of civilians.”
He called on the international community to exert pressure on Israel to halt the Palestinian bloodshed.
He also urged the Palestinian people to stand together, “demonstrating unity and resilience against this heinous war perpetrated by the Israeli military on the people of Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem.”
President Abbas declared that Palestinians must confront displacement and the ongoing Nakba, vowing to rebuild everything destroyed by the Israeli occupation in Gaza.
The President emphasized that “Gaza will remain an integral part of the Palestinian state, alongside the West Bank, including East Jerusalem… Jerusalem will remain our eternal capital, with its Islamic and Christian sanctities.”
President Abbas called upon the leaders of Arab countries to convene an emergency summit to halt this cruel aggression against the Palestinian people and their cause, address regional and international challenges, and work towards enabling Palestinians to stay in their land and ending the occupation of their state with Jerusalem as its capital.
The President pointed out that the PLO Executive Committee remains in a state of emergency and is open to monitoring developments and ongoing diplomatic efforts.
Source: WAFA
