“This meeting is taking place under extremely difficult and cruel circumstances, while our defenseless people are being subjected to brutal aggression,” the president said, speaking at a summit convened by Egypt to analyze the problem.
“The Israeli war machine violates international humanitarian law by attacking civilians, including children and women, and facilities without discrimination,” he criticized.
Abbas also warned against any attempt to expel Gazans to the neighboring Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt or from the West Bank to Jordan.
We will not accept displacement and will remain firmly in our country regardless of the challenges, he stressed.
We have asked from day one that this barbaric aggression be stopped immediately and that humanitarian corridors be opened to transport medical supplies and food, but the government of Benjamin Netanyahu has not allowed this, he stressed.
The dignitary reiterated his total rejection of “the killing of civilians on both sides and the release of all civilians, prisoners and detainees.”
“We reiterate our commitment to international standards, signed agreements and rejection of violence to achieve our national goals,” he stressed.
On this issue, he pointed out that this is the official policy of both Palestine and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the only legitimate representative of this people.
Abbas asserted that violence in the region is cyclical “due to the lack of justice and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”
“We warn that security and peace in the region can only be achieved if the two-state solution is implemented and the Israeli occupation of our land ends,” he stressed.
He also called on the UN Security Council to assume its responsibility to protect the Palestinian people.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we will not leave, we will not leave, we will not leave, and we will stay in our country,” he concluded.
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