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Egypt Today
3 days ago
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- Egypt Today
Egypt's FM heads to Jordan to attend Extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic Summit on Gaza
CAIRO – 1 June 2025: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty departed for Jordanian campital Amman on Saturday, May 31, to participate in a meeting of the ministerial committee mandated by the Extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic Summit on Gaza. The meeting focused on the latest developments in the Gaza Strip, addressing the deteriorating humanitarian situation, and exploring efforts to mobilize international support for the recognition of the State of Palestine.
Jordan News
26-05-2025
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- Jordan News
FM takes part in Madrid-hosted meeting on Gaza - Jordan News
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs, due to attend a meeting organized by Madrid, on Sunday, in an attempt to establish a lasting ceasefire in Gaza and to advance the two-state solution as the sole means of bringing about a just comprehensive peace. اضافة اعلان A delegation from the Ministerial Committee appointed by the Extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic Summit on Gaza is attending the meeting, which was called by Jose Manuel Albares, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation. The delegation's chairman is His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar; Mohammed Mustafa, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine; Badr Abdel Ati, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migration of the Arab Republic of Egypt; Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Secretary-General of the Arab League and Hussein Ibrahim Taha, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and other ministries as well as Arab, European, and non-European officials. Before the meeting, Safadi will have extensive talks on how to improve bilateral ties and regional developments with Jose Manuel Albares, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation. A number of his counterparts will also meet with Safadi to talk about bilateral ties and measures to step up efforts to develop a unified worldwide stance to stop Israel's aggression on Gaza and put an end to the humanitarian crisis brought on by the aggression.
Al-Ahram Weekly
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Gaza population on brink of famine, Israel militarizing aid: Arab-Islamic Committee - War on Gaza
The Ministerial Committee assigned by the Extraordinary Joint Arab-Islamic Summit on Gaza issued a joint statement late on Tuesday expressing its grave concern over Israel's continued blockade on humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and calling for the immediate and sustainable surge of lifesaving humanitarian aid at scale for Palestinians in need throughout Gaza. The statement stressed that the deliberate denial of essential life-saving supplies and the weaponization of humanitarian aid have pushed the population to the brink of famine. The Ministerial Committee emphasized that Israel's blockade constitutes a violation of the UN Charter and resolutions, treaties, and international humanitarian law and poses a serious threat to the security and stability of the region. Global outcry The committee welcomed the joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Canada on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, and the demands to end the war in Gaza and the immediate access of humanitarian aid to the strip, the statement read. The statement shared the opposition expressed by the three leaders to the military operations and the continued full-fledged assault against the Palestinian civilian population in Gaza. The committee demanded that Israel allow and facilitate the entry of humanitarian assistance without impediment from all land routes and crossings, along with utilizing air and sea aid delivery to address the catastrophic situation in Gaza. The statement highlighted that there can be no justification for starving the Palestinian people in Gaza and depriving them of basic humanitarian aid and needs. Militarization of humanitarian aid The committee also expressed its concern over the Israeli intention to allow limited aid flow to the Gaza Strip and its endorsement of a new aid delivery model, which runs counter to humanitarian principles and international law. The statement said the new aid model is designed to reinforce control over lifesaving and sustaining items as part of a military strategy, as UN agencies and humanitarian partners have underlined. It added that humanitarian aid must never be politicized or militarized, rejecting and condemning Israel's plans to displace the Palestinian people and annexe Palestinian land forcibly. The Ministerial Committee stressed that the United Nations and its humanitarian partners have the capacity and operational systems to ensure aid is delivered directly to the Palestinian people throughout Gaza and that the most vulnerable are not left behind. International community obligations The Ministerial Committee demanded that the international community assume its moral and legal responsibilities and immediately intervene to put pressure on Israel, the occupying power, to lift the blockade, cease its aggression and violations, and comply with UN resolutions, international law, and international humanitarian law. The statement called for ending the Israeli war on Gaza and for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in line with UN resolutions and the full implementation of the ceasefire-captives release agreement that went into effect on 19 January and as brokered by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States. It added that implementing the agreement will pave the way for the early recovery and reconstruction of Gaza, the implementation of the Arab-Islamic Plan, and the convening of the Cairo Ministerial Conference on Reconstruction. The committee also expressed deep concern over the Israeli military incursions in the occupied West Bank, as well as illegal practices such as settlement activities, home demolitions, and settler violence. The statement said such actions undermine the rights of the Palestinian people, threaten the prospects for a just and lasting peace, and further entrench the conflict. The committee recalled that Israel, as an occupying power, must protect civilians and comply with international humanitarian law. Additionally, the committee firmly rejected any attempts at annexation and unilateral illegal measures that seek to alter the legal and historical status quo of the Holy Sites in Jerusalem. Political horizon The committee reaffirmed its full commitment to a political resolution to the conflict that ensures the fulfilment of the rights of the Palestinian people, including the independence of the State of Palestine, and the implementation of the two-state solution with Palestine and Israel, living side by side in peace and security. The statement highlighted relevant UN resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for peace, and the Arab Peace Initiative, as the framework paving for lasting peace and coexistence between all the region's peoples. The committee stressed its commitment to convening a UN High-Level International Conference in June in New York, co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France, to advance these goals. The joint committee was formed on 11 November 2023. Its members include the foreign ministers of Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, Turkey, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Palestine, as well as the Secretaries-General of the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. In April, a joint press conference by Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League, and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi emphasised the need for a joint Arab diplomatic tour to urge the international community to take serious action to halt the aggression on the Gaza Strip. During the press conference, Aboul-Gheit drew attention to the significance of the international conference on the recognition of the Palestinian state, which will take place in New York next June. He said that the conference seeks to encourage more European countries to grant recognition and send a clear message to the United States that the international community's will is unmistakable, with 160 to 170 countries already recognizing the State of Palestine. 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