CAIRO, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 (WAFA) - The Arab League Council called today on the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution, under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, that forces Israel to cease fire and stop its aggression on the Gaza Strip and provides protection for the Palestinian people.
This call came during the conclusion of the work of the extraordinary session of the Council of the League of Arab States at the level of permanent delegates, headed by Mauritania, held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat, in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
The session, which was requested by the State of Palestine, and supported by all member states, tackled the continuation of the crimes and aggression of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people.
The Council denounced the United States’ use of the veto to prevent a ceasefire resolution, which it said contradicts the responsibility of the United Nations towards the Palestinian issue.
The Council said the U.S. veto demonstrates America’s failure to fulfill the requirements and foundations of peace, security and stability in the region, adding that the veto is inconsistent with the declared positions of the U.S. in support of the two-state solution, international law and relevant international legitimacy resolutions, including Security Council Resolution 1515 of 2003.
The Council called on the United States and the European Union to stop exporting weapons and ammunition, and to stop funding the production of drones, which are used by Israel, the occupying power, in the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people, including the killing of tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians, most of whom are children and women, and the destruction of their homes, hospitals, schools, universities, mosques, churches, infrastructure and all their capabilities.
The Arab League Council called upon the international justice mechanisms to conduct an independent investigation into the mass graves that were uncovered in the Al-Shifa and Nasser medical complexes in the Gaza Strip, from which hundreds of bodies were recovered.
It also called for investigating the deliberate targeting of specific groups such as medical and international staff, journalists, university professors, children, and women.
The Council called on the international community to implement the option of uniting for peace in the event that the Security Council continues to be unable to take appropriate measures to protect the Palestinian people, and to request the Council of Arab Ambassadors and the missions of the League of Arab States abroad to work to achieve the contents of this resolution through the ministries of foreign affairs and the relevant agencies.
The Council also requested the Arab League Secretary-General to follow up on the implementation of the decisions issued by the session and to submit a report to the Council at its next session.
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