Ramallah – 01/08/2024 – His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Dr. Riyad Al-Maliki urged his counterpart, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, to press Israel for a ceasefire and the need to urgently bring basic humanitarian needs to the Gaza Strip.
This came during his meeting with Ms. Biryuk today, Monday, at the Ministry’s headquarters, where he informed her of the catastrophic conditions in the Gaza Strip as a result of the ongoing genocidal war committed by the occupation forces against innocent civilians for the third month, destroying all components of its humanitarian presence in the Strip, and transforming it, according to international certificates, into an uninhabitable place. He added that Netanyahu and his ruling right-wing coalition are choosing to escalate and prolong the war to achieve their interests and strategic colonial plans and prolong their stay in power.
Al-Maliki touched on the ongoing violations that our people in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are subjected to by the occupation and its settlers, including daily incursions into Palestinian cities, villages and camps, and the killing of Palestinian civilians, including children. He added that in the last 24 hours, the Israeli occupation forces killed 11 Palestinian citizens in various areas. From the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. In addition to the escalation in the pace of settlement, the latest of which was the approval by the extreme right-wing Netanyahu government of the colonial plan called “Silicon Valley,” as well as the approval of the establishment of a garbage dump in northeastern occupied Jerusalem, which leads to undermining any opportunity to implement the principle of the two-state solution and embody the Palestinian state on the ground.
Minister Al-Maliki also expressed to his German counterpart his rejection of all proposals issued by some Israeli officials about their vision for the day after the end of the war, stressing that instead of talking about the next day, the priority now must focus on an immediate ceasefire and stopping the forced displacement of our people in the Gaza Strip. And introducing basic humanitarian needs to the sector. Pointing out that if the bombing did not cause the death of Palestinian civilians, then the lack of water and food and depriving them of the necessary medicines and treatments would also be a cause of their death, calling at the same time for the necessity of providing treatment to about 60,000 wounded who do not find any opportunity for treatment within the Strip after the establishment of a state. The occupation completely destroyed the health sector.
In conclusion, Minister Malki stressed the importance of supporting the State of Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations, which will lead to the embodiment of the Palestinian state on the ground with its capital in East Jerusalem on the 1967 borders, to achieve security and stability in the region.
In conclusion, Minister Malki stressed the importance of supporting the State of Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations, which will lead to the embodiment of the Palestinian state on the ground with East Jerusalem as its capital on the 1967 borders, to achieve security and stability for the entire region.
In turn, the German Foreign Minister stressed her country’s clear and firm position on the need to protect the civilian population and that their suffering cannot continue any longer, and to release all hostages, calling on Israel to take specific measures and allow more humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip, stressing the need to reach a truce. Accumulating humanity and creating a clear political horizon that supports the two-state solution and lays the foundation for sustainable peace and security. She also stressed that the Palestinian Authority plays a fundamental and central role as a legitimate authority in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
