Arab League Welcomes Joint Statement Urging Immediate Gaza Ceasefire
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Tuesday welcomed a joint statement issued by 28 countries—including key European powers such as the United Kingdom and France—demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The statement condemned what it described as the 'inhumane killing of civilians, including children, as they attempted to access basic necessities like water and food,' and warned that civilian suffering in Gaza had reached 'new depths.'
In remarks conveyed by his spokesperson, Jamal Rushdi, Aboul Gheit said the statement represents a growing international consensus rejecting what he termed Israel's ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
'Such a declaration is important,' Aboul Gheit noted, 'but words must now be translated into action and real pressure must be exerted on the occupying power to halt the daily massacre inflicted on Palestinians in Gaza.'
He highlighted the staggering toll of the war, stating that more than 800 people have been killed in cold blood while waiting at humanitarian aid distribution centers.
Rushdi added that Israel is pursuing a strategy of forced displacement 'through daily killings, starvation, denial of basic supplies, evacuation orders, and blocking the entry of humanitarian aid—making life in Gaza unlivable.'
He called on the international community to take meaningful action to end the violence and to uphold international humanitarian law, which he said is being flagrantly and unprecedentedly violated by the Israeli occupation.
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