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CAIRO, Nov 17 (KUNA) -- Arab foreign ministers will meet on Saturday to
condemn Israel's continued onslaught on Gaza as barbaric, runs counter to
international humanitarian law and inflames the situation in the region.
According to a source from the Arab League, which will be hosting the
ministers in an extra-ordinary meeting, the current conflict has so far led to
the death and injury of hundreds.
Arab ministers will hold Israel wholly responsible for the current
escalation and the damage affecting Palestinians as a result of "this unjust
aggression."
The Arab League council of ministers will also call on Israel to lift its
imposed blockade on Gaza.
To do this, the ministers will be drafting a resolution, which also calls
for the formation of a delegation, headed by Arab League Secretary General
Nabil Al-Araby and including Arab ministers, that will be visiting Gaza in
support of the Palestinian people and to assess the damage that has so far
been inflicted in order to pave way for logistical support to usher in
much-needed humanitarian and medical supplies and to hospitalize those injured.
The draft resolution will additionally call for "necessary and essential"
reconciliation among contentious Palestinian factions in order to face this
aggression and support of the Palestinian leadership in its bid for observer
status at the UN General Assembly.
It will also support Egyptian efforts aimed at brokering a long-term
ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians, with international assurances
that can safeguard security and stability in the region. (end)
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