Cairo, SANA – Egypt and the Arab Parliament reiterated their rejection of the Israeli occupation’s attempts to liquidate the Palestinian cause, including statements by the Israeli Prime Minister calling for the displacement of the residents of the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to a stifling aggression and blockade for nearly two years.
Badr Abdelatty, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, stressed during a press conference with UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini that the famine in the Gaza Strip is a fully-fledged crime for which the Israeli occupation bears full responsibility. He reiterated his country’s rejection of attempts to liquidate the Palestinian cause or target the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
For his part, the UNRWA Commissioner-General stressed the need to reach a ceasefire in Gaza to end the humanitarian catastrophe, asserting that famine in the Gaza Strip has become a “fait accompli.” He also emphasized that Israel has “crossed all limits and red lines,” calling for the lifting of restrictions imposed on humanitarian organizations in Gaza and for humanitarian aid to be allowed into the Strip.
In the same context, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, condemned Netanyahu’s statements on Saturday calling for the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, stressing that these calls constitute a war crime that constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law and relevant UN resolutions.
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