The extraordinary Arab summit under the title “Solidarity Summit with Palestine” will begin Saturday in Riyadh, called for by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Palestine, and which was devoted to discussing the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and the human tragedy resulting from this war.

On Thursday, the Arab foreign ministers approved the final version of the draft resolution that the leaders will discuss on Saturday, which includes a call for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territories.

Dr. Khaled Manzalawi, Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League for Political Affairs, stressed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a historical and pioneering role towards the Palestinian issue, noting that “holding the emergency Arab summit comes within the framework of the policy of stimulating the international community to take action to stop the war in Gaza.”< /p>

Manzalawi pointed out in a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat that the Saudi efforts are “a continuation of successive efforts and communication with all international and regional parties to immediately stop the war in Gaza and prevent escalation in its surroundings and its expansion in the region.”

The Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs stated that the Kingdom “condemns what the Gaza Strip is witnessing in terms of military aggression, the unjust siege, the policy of collective punishment, and the targeting of civilians. These are considered systematic violations by the Israeli authorities of international and humanitarian law, and it is also preparing work for a comprehensive and just solution and achieving the two-state solution.” According to international references.

The Arab Ministerial Council stresses an immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan confirmed that “the Arab summit comes in response to the dangerous situation that things have turned into in the Gaza Strip,” calling on the international community, including the Security Council, to “stand up and assume its responsibilities, and issue a decision to immediately stop military operations.” Providing civil protection, releasing hostages and prisoners, and stopping the forced displacement of the Palestinian people, in compliance with international norms and laws and our common humanitarian principles.”

Bin Farhan also called for lifting the siege on the Gaza Strip, and enabling the delivery of relief aid and urgent medical equipment, without restrictions, and in a sustainable manner, to alleviate the humanitarian catastrophe that claimed the lives of innocent people, more than half of whom were children and women, which portends serious consequences for security and stability. In the region and the world.

At their meeting, the Arab ministers agreed - according to diplomatic sources - on several points, the most important of which is “to condemn the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and the war crimes committed by Israel, and to stress the need to stop this immediately, in addition to warning the international community of the continuation of the aggression and what it causes.” There is killing and destruction in it.”

For his part, Ambassador Hossam Zaki, Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League, confirmed that the emergency Arab summit “will come out with a solid Arab position to support Palestinian rights, and deliver an Arab-Palestinian message to the world confirming the centrality of the political solution to the issue.”

Zaki pledged in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat two days ago that “the Arabs will thwart any Israeli projects to forcibly displace Palestinians from their lands,” noting that “the Arab League will establish a mechanism to monitor Israeli genocide crimes and follow them up legally.”