Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas decried Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians and called for its accountability at the International Criminal Court.
Addressing the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit on the Gaza situation in Saudi Arabia, he expressed regret for the international community’s apathy, urging its involvement, particularly from the United States, in achieving regional peace.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivered the opening speech, expressing a rejection of the war in Gaza, calling for the release of hostages, an end to the Gaza siege, and a humanitarian aid grant.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman highlighted these points in his inaugural address.
OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha urged the immediate extinction of the massacre of innocent Palestinians, a Gaza ceasefire, and an end to the Israeli army’s siege.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that an international peace conference should be convened to find a permanent solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
“What we need in Gaza is not pauses for a couple of hours, rather we need a permanent ceasefire,” Erdogan said in his address to an extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh.
King Abdullah II of Jordan condemned Israel’s 70-year-long atrocities on Palestinians, emphasising the need for a ceasefire and pledging ongoing support for Palestine.
