Arab, Islamic Leaders Hold Two Urgent Summits in Riyadh to Stop Israeli Aggression Against Gaza
Doha, November 10 (QNA) - Based on the State of Qatar's solid and firm keenness to support the Palestinian cause and support its people in all forums to achieve their legitimate rights, HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will participate on Saturday in the urgent Arab summit, and on Sunday in the extraordinary Islamic summit, which is held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The urgent Arab and Islamic summits take place under exceptional, extremely dangerous, and delicate circumstances, as they are expected to discuss the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and its grave repercussions.
Since the outbreak of confrontations between Palestinians and Israelis in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, the State of Qatar has been keen to reduce escalation and calm the situation until reaching a complete cessation of fighting to stop the bloodshed and prevent the region from sliding into a broader circle of violence.
The State of Qatar's priorities in its diplomatic movements were to seek an immediate ceasefire, protect civilians, release prisoners, and work to limit the expansion of violence and the circle of conflict in the region.
The two summits are expected to discuss the Arab and Islamic steps at the international level to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as quickly as possible, open the crossings, and bring in necessary and urgent aid to Gaza's residents.
The Arab and Islamic summits are considered the strongest political and diplomatic movement to stop the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, and they represent about 57 countries and more than 1.3 billion people, which can push the international community to listen to the decisions and demands that will be issued by the two summits in order to stop the fighting in the Gaza Strip, open the crossings leading to it, and spare the region from any serious repercussions that the continuation of the conflict will bring.
It is expected that the two summits will issue many steps and movements that will give the Arab, Islamic, and international efforts more significant momentum and effectiveness to a ceasefire and the bombing of civilians in the Gaza Strip and open the crossings to aid and humanitarian relief materials as quickly as possible to move ahead and focus on addressing the causes of the conflict, ending the occupation, and helping the Palestinian people obtain their legitimate rights.
The two summits will be held as the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip enters its second month, targeting residential areas, hospitals, mosques, and schools with bombing by airstrikes, sea, and land, leaving thousands of martyrs and wounded, most of them children, women, and the elderly. At the same time, there are still hundreds under the rubble which have not been recovered due to the dangerous field conditions amidst a severe siege on the Gaza Strip, preventing the entry of fuel and vital aid, which increases the complexity and danger of the situation on the lives of civilians and threatens a humanitarian catastrophe.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has called for an end to the current destruction of the Gaza Strip, which he said has already turned into "graveyard for children" considering the violent bombing that the Strip has been subjected to since the Oct. 7.
The UN Secretary-General also called again for allowing more humanitarian aid to enter to the besieged Strip, stressing the necessity of reaching a humanitarian truce to deliver aid to those affected by the Israeli aggression against the Strip.
The Regional Director for Arab States in the United Nations Population Fund commented on the humanitarian situation in Gaza by saying that she is at a loss for words about the catastrophic situation on the ground and the loss of complete humanity in what the world sees in Gaza. She added that what the Strip is facing is an unprecedented and unparalleled brutality in the history of humanity in recent times.
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