The six-party Arab meeting in Egypt, in a joint statement on Thursday, called for a comprehensive and immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Cairo hosted a meeting of the foreign ministers of Egypt Sameh Shoukry, Saudi Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Jordan Ayman Safadi, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem al-Hashemi, and PLO Executive Committee Secretary Hussein al-Sheikh.
The statement said that the six-party Arab meeting witnessed “discussion and exchange of views on the developments of the Palestinian cause and the catastrophic repercussions of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and the efforts exerted to stop it and the unprecedented suffering and humanitarian catastrophe it produces.”
The participants stressed, according to the statement, “the priority of achieving a comprehensive and immediate ceasefire, increasing the access of humanitarian aid, and opening all crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip,” and reiterated their rejection of “any attempts to displace Palestinians from their land, or liquidate the Palestinian cause.”
The participants stressed “the imperative of implementing the two-state solution and establishing a Palestinian state in accordance with international references, including the Arab Peace Initiative,” according to the joint statement.
The Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has left tens of thousands of civilian victims, mostly children and women, massive destruction, and an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, leading to Israel’s first appearance since its establishment in 1948 before the International Court of Justice on charges of “genocide”, following a lawsuit filed by South Africa.
Egypt pays $1.2 billion to the foreign oil companies