Gaza is “an integral part” of the Palestinian state, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated Monday.
Abbas met with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, the place they mentioned the most recent developments within the Gaza Strip and efforts to right away cease the battle, the Palestinian official news company WAFA reported.
“The president reiterated the firm rejection of the State of Palestine to the displacement of any Palestinian citizen whether in the Gaza Strip or the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, stressing that Gaza is an integral part of the Palestinian state and any plans of the (Israeli) occupation authorities to separate the Gaza Strip from the rest of Palestinian land and to seize any inch of its land or reoccupy it are unacceptable,” it stated.
Turning to the UN Security Council’s latest passage of a decision on a Gaza cease-fire, Abbas emphasised the significance of implementing it.
The UN Security Council on Monday handed a decision demanding a cease-fire in Gaza through the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which started on March 11 and is about to finish on April 9.
Fourteen council members voted in favor of the decision introduced by 10 elected members of the physique whereas the U.S. abstained.
Abbas additionally known as on the worldwide group to coordinate efforts to ship humanitarian, aid and medical support to Gaza by way of all crossings to place an finish to the famine inflicted upon Palestinians there on account of the continued “savage aggression,” based on WAFA.
Israel has waged a lethal army offensive on the Palestinian territory since a cross-border assault by the Palestinian group Hamas during which some 1,200 Israelis have been killed.
More than 32,333 Palestinians have since been killed and over 74,694 injured amid mass destruction and shortages of requirements.
The Israeli battle has pushed 85% of Gaza’s inhabitants into inside displacement amid acute shortages of meals, clear water and medication, whereas 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been broken or destroyed, based on the UN.
Israel is accused of genocide on the International Court of Justice. An interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to cease genocidal acts and take measures to ensure that humanitarian help is offered to civilians in Gaza.
Source: www.anews.com.tr