KUWAIT, Oct 7 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait on Saturday expressed deep concern at the escalation in Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories that happened as a result of the occupation's blatant violations and attacks on the brotherly Palestinian people.
The State of Kuwait Foreign Ministry affirmed, in a statement, Kuwait's call upon the international community, namely the United Nations Security Council, to shoulder the responsibilities, halt the ongoing violence, safeguard the brotherly Palestinian people, stop the provocative practices by the occupation, namely the recurring desecrations of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the policy of expanding the settlements.
It also affirmed the State of Kuwait's unwavering and principled stand of standing on side of the brotherly Palestinian people in their struggle for attaining their full rights, namely the right to establish the independent state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The foreign ministry warned that continuation of the violence without deterrence may jeopardize the efforts aimed at establishing peace and attaining the two states settlement. (end) nma.rk