Cairo: The Arab League held an emergency meeting today to address the escalating crisis in Gaza, following Israel’s decision to reoccupy the territory. The meeting was convened at the request of the Palestinian delegation, amid growing regional and international concern over the situation.
According to the Palestinian envoy, the talks are focused on forming a unified Arab strategy to counter the Israeli occupation and its consequences.
Delegates are also expected to explore immediate diplomatic and political measures to halt what the Palestinian delegation described as ongoing Israeli atrocities.
Arab states slam Israeli plan to occupy Gaza City as violation of international law in which Jordan, UAE, Kuwait, Istanbul and Saudia Arabia were included.
On Friday, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit also condemned Israel’s plan, warning in a statement that Israel is taking advantage of global inaction to wage a “criminal and unhinged war” with the goal of erasing the Palestinian cause and eliminating Palestinians as a nation.
He described Israel’s reoccupation plan as the most explicit expression of its intentions since the war began: complete control of Gaza and the forced expulsion of its population.
The Arab Parliament echoed those sentiments, calling Israel’s decision a dangerous and aggressive act that contradicts international law and efforts to achieve a ceasefire. It said the move is part of a larger campaign of genocide, starvation, and forced displacement in Gaza and the West Bank.
The parliament urged the international community to take on its legal and humanitarian responsibilities by pressuring Israel to stop its aggression, protect Palestinian civilians, and prevent the imposition of new colonial realities through force.
Early Friday, Israel’s Security Cabinet approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to fully occupy Gaza City.
The plan lists five objectives: disarming Hamas, returning all hostages, demilitarising the Gaza Strip, taking security control of the territory, and establishing “an alternative civil administration that is neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority”.
