CAIRO, July 22, 2025 (WAFA) – The Council of the League of Arab States at the level of permanent representatives today called on the international community to take immediate action to halt the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, recognize the unfolding catastrophe and famine, and break the blockade imposed on the enclave.
In a statement issued following an emergency meeting held at the request of the State of Palestine, the Council stressed the need to ensure the urgent and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
The Council also called on the two Arab non-permanent members of the UN Security Council—Algeria and Somalia—to continue efforts aimed at convening an emergency Security Council session to adopt a binding resolution requiring Israel to lift the blockade and allow the entry of humanitarian aid.
The Council further expressed its unequivocal rejection of the so-called “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” and any similar mechanisms, deeming them devoid of both legal and ethical legitimacy. It stated that such mechanisms serve as a humanitarian cover to execute aggressive policies that transform aid into instruments of repression, starvation and death traps. The Council held the sponsoring parties fully accountable under international law for the crimes perpetrated through these mechanisms.
It affirmed its solidarity with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese and other officials of international organizations who have come under increasing pressure and harassment as a result of their positions in support of the Palestinian people and their exposure of the genocide crimes committed by Israel, the occupying power.
The Council welcomed the joint statement issued by 28 countries, which included a clear demand for ending the aggression, halting the policy of extermination, and immediately ending the starvation policy imposed on Gaza.
The Council welcomed the joint statement issued on July 21, 2025, by 28 countries, including 21 member states of the European Union, as well as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Japan, Norway, and New Zealand, regarding the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.
The statement included a clear call to end the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, to immediately halt the policy of genocide, to end the systematic starvation policy, to ensure accountability for the crimes committed against the Palestinian people, and to impose sanctions on the Israeli occupation, its leaders, and terrorist settler militias.
The Council called on the international community to take immediate action under international humanitarian law to halt the aggression, recognize the unfolding catastrophe and famine in the Gaza Strip, break the blockade imposed on the enclave, ensure the delivery of humanitarian, relief, and medical aid, and activate international accountability and justice mechanisms for Israeli crimes.
The Council condemned the continued punitive economic and financial measures taken by Israel, the occupying power, against the State of Palestine, including the withholding of Palestinian tax revenues in a clear attempt to undermine the functioning of the Palestinian government and cripple its ability to fulfill its obligations to the Palestinian people.
It called for immediate international pressure to release the withheld tax funds and to provide an urgent and transparent financial safety net, in accordance with agreed mechanisms, to enable the State of Palestine to carry out its vital responsibilities toward its people.
The Council further emphasized the urgent need for the immediate recognition of the State of Palestine as a legal and moral step that contributes to protecting the rights of the Palestinian people.
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