GCC condemns continued Israeli aggression against Palestinians
Speaking at a UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Kuwait's Permanent Representative Nasser Al-Hain, representing the GCC, expressed deep concern over human rights violations highlighted in a UN Special Rapporteur report.
He reaffirmed the GCC's firm stance on ending the occupation and supporting the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state based on 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
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