Published January 23,2025
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Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Thursday acknowledged that the ceasefire within the Gaza Strip doesn’t present an enduring answer, noting that peace can solely be achieved by fulfilling the Palestinian folks’s proper to an unbiased state.
Describing Israel’s 15-month marketing campaign of assaults as a “war of genocide” in opposition to Gaza, Gheit advised the UN Security Council that “the ceasefire is not a permanent solution.”
“The basis for peace can only be achieved by the realization of the Palestinian people of their right to an independent state on the borders of June 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital,” he mentioned.
Noting that Israel’s continued denial of Palestinians rights is “a threat to international peace and security,” Gheit mentioned the assaults “did not stop at the borders of Gaza or Palestine, but has spilled over and its flames have reached the region.”
He urged the Council to affix the worldwide alliance for the implementation of a two-state answer.
On Syria, Gheit expressed hope for “a successful transition” and warned in opposition to “Israeli expansionist greed in Syria and the exploitation of the delicate moment.”
“I emphasize here the need to remain committed to the disengagement agreement of 1974 as the basis for the truce between Syria and Israel,” he mentioned, stressing that occupation of the Golan Heights is “illegal and unjustified, except by the expansionist desires of Israel.”
Since Syrian anti-regime teams overthrew Bashar Assad on Dec. 8, Israel has intensified its airstrikes throughout Syria violating the nation’s sovereignty.
Israel has additionally unilaterally terminated the 1974 Disengagement Agreement with Syria, deploying forces within the demilitarized buffer zone within the occupied Golan Heights. The transfer has been condemned by the UN and Arab nations.
While Israel claims its presence is short-term, officers have hinted on the necessity of sustaining affect in Syria for the foreseeable future.
The Arab League chief reported that the group’s efforts to help the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and drew consideration to “the risks of the Israeli plans that aim to undermine the UNRWA and to eliminate its critical role.”
Calling the UN company for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) “irreplaceable,” Gheit acknowledged that it “is not only carrying out a humanitarian role, but it is a pillar of stability in the Arab region.”
“We look forward to a decisive role from the Security Council in defending this specialized agency,” he mentioned.
Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf known as for “bolstering” relations between the Arab League and the UN, as he highlighted the significance of strengthening “cooperation and coordination and integration” between the 2.
“We are finding ourselves at a historic moment in time,” he mentioned, to “make up for the mistakes of the past.”
He echoed the Arab League chief and mentioned the Gaza ceasefire should result in a political course of and promote “a just, lasting and comprehensive, complete solution; namely the two-state solution.”
Attaf expressed hope for the partnership between the UN and the Arab League to “bring an end to the phenomenon of external interference in all forms.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr