Al-Sudani: We will attend Egypt international summit to address dire situation in Gaza

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Prime minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani announced on Thursday that Egypt's call to hold an international conference to discuss the developments on the ground in Gaza has been fulfilled, while pointing out that it is time for the Arab and Islamic world to take a unified position towards the Palestinians.

In an article entitled " Ending the War on Gaza is Iraq's Key Priority ", published by the Al-Asharq al-Awsat newspaper published in the British capital London, and followed up by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), Al-Sudani said: " We reaffirm our unwavering stance regarding the Palestinian right to establish an independent state with Al-Quds as its capital," stressing " It remains the cornerstone of our support for the Palestinian cause, aimed at ensuring the Palestinian people's legitimate rights, peace, independence, security, and sovereignty in their own state ".

" We engaged in a series of telephone conversations with Arab leaders, emphasizing the crucial need for unified Arab and Islamic support for the Palestinian cause. I stressed the importance of de-escalation, upholding human rights, and exerting pressure on the Zionist entity to cease its aggression in the occupied territories," he added, stressing " We underscored the significance of the international community taking resolute and responsible actions to avert a humanitarian catastrophe that could have profound consequences on the existence of the Palestinian population in their occupied homeland.

"Reaffirming Iraq's unwavering commitment to the Palestinian cause, we promptly sent humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip, in collaboration with Egyptian authorities," he said, pointing out that " we will attend Egypt international summit, in order to address the dire situation in Gaza and explore ways to support the Palestinian population.

He pointed out that" During this summit, Iraq looks forward to a unified political stance by the major countries in order to develop a just solution for the Palestinians, "noting that "We will also advocate for the establishment of a unified mechanism among Arab and Islamic nations to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian, medical, and financial assistance to our people in Gaza. In addition, we will call upon the United States and the global community to genuinely address the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people.

He stressed that " Using the balanced relations with regional states and the international community, Iraq will endeavor to exert influence to alleviate the plight of the Palestinian population in Gaza and throughout the occupied territories," noting that " Iraq strongly opposes the shift of the Palestinian cause, which is based on rightful land claims and justice for its people, into a mere humanitarian crisis..

" It is time for the Arab world and Islamic world to unite in support of the Palestinians, putting an end to their enduring suffering and unending conflict," he concluded.