RAMALLAH, Wednesday, January 10, 2024 (WAFA) – The President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas received US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the presidential headquarters in the city of Ramallah.
The President discussed with the US Secretary of State the latest developments in the Palestinian territories, the efforts made to stop the Israeli aggression against Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Jerusalem, and the importance of accelerating the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, and enabling shelter centers and hospitals to operate as they provide what is necessary to alleviate the suffering of citizens.
President Abbas warned of the danger of the measures taken by the Israeli occupation authorities aimed at displacing Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip or the West Bank, including Jerusalem, which were revealed by statements issued by Israeli ministers and officials, which call for the expulsion of the Palestinian people from their land, stressing the complete rejection of the displacement of any Palestinian citizen, whether in the Gaza Strip or the West Bank, adding that "we will not allow it to happen."
The President reiterated that the Gaza Strip is an integral part of the Palestinian state, noting that it is not possible to accept or deal with the plans of the occupation authorities to separate it, or cut off any part of it, stressing the need to release Palestinian clearance funds immediately, because their withholding violates agreements and international law. The President stressed that the Gaza Strip has priority, and Palestinian people, who fall under the responsibility of the State of Palestine and its administration, will not be abandoned.
President Abbas stressed the need to immediately stop the war of extermination against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, so that the political solution based on international legitimacy can be implemented, starting with the State of Palestine gaining full membership in the United Nations by a decision of the Security Council, and convening an international peace conference to end the Israeli occupation of the land of the State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, which achieves peace and security for all.
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