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Saudi Arabia tells UN Security Council: No peace without independent Palestinian state
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Saudi Arabia tells UN Security Council: No peace without independent Palestinian state

From Okaz · () Arabic

Translated from Arabic, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Saudi Arabia, representing the Arab Group at the UN Security Council, reiterated the necessity of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital for lasting peace in the Middle East.
  • The kingdom condemned settlement policies, land confiscation, forced displacement, and targeting of civilians in Palestinian territories.
  • Saudi Arabia welcomed international efforts for a permanent ceasefire and stressed the urgent need for unimpeded humanitarian aid to Gaza, rejecting its use as collective punishment.

Speaking at an emergency session of the UN Security Council, Saudi Arabia, on behalf of the Arab Group, underscored the centrality of the Palestinian issue to the conflict in the Middle East. The kingdom asserted that a just and lasting peace can only be achieved through the implementation of the two-state solution, which includes the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

the Palestinian issue remains the core of the conflict in the Middle East, and that achieving a just and lasting peace requires the implementation of the two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

— Saudi ArabiaStating the Arab Group's position on the conditions for peace in the Middle East during a UN Security Council session.

Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Wasil, Saudi Arabia's Permanent Representative to the UN, delivered the group's statement, which firmly rejected Israeli settlement policies, land confiscation, forced displacement, and the targeting of civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories. The statement declared all measures aimed at imposing Israeli sovereignty over these lands or altering the legal and historical status of Jerusalem and its holy sites as null and void.

The Arab Group welcomed ongoing international efforts to secure a permanent ceasefire, including those led by the United States. Saudi Arabia emphasized the critical importance of immediate and sustained humanitarian aid delivery to the Gaza Strip, free from any obstructions. The kingdom strongly condemned the use of humanitarian aid as a tool for collective punishment or political leverage.

the Arab Group rejects the policies of settlement, land confiscation, forced displacement, and the targeting of civilians, affirming the invalidity of all measures aimed at imposing Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territories or changing the legal and historical status of the city of Jerusalem and its holy sites.

— Saudi ArabiaCondemning Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian territories at the UN Security Council.

Saudi Arabia, acting as the voice of the Arab Group, called upon the UN Security Council to take decisive action to uphold international law and facilitate a peaceful resolution to the conflict. The statement aimed to galvanize international support for a just peace that respects the rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people.

the importance of immediately and sustainably delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip without obstacles, and rejecting its use as a tool for collective punishment or a means of political pressure.

— Saudi ArabiaEmphasizing the need for humanitarian aid to Gaza during the UN Security Council session.
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Originally published by Okaz in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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