Arab-Islamic
leaders seek freezing Israel's UN participation and UN probe into genocidal
crimes in Gaza
Summit warns
against escalation sweeping the region
November 11,
2024
Saudi
Gazette report
RIYADH — The
Extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit, which concluded in Riyadh on Monday,
underlined the need to mobilize international support to freeze Israel's
participation in the United Nations General Assembly and its affiliated bodies.
It also
warned of the danger of the escalation sweeping the region, saying that the
aggression on Gaza, which continues for over a year, has been spilled over to
include Lebanon, in addition to affecting the sovereignty of Iraq, Syria and
Iran, without any decisive international actions to halt them.
The Arab and
Islamic leaders also decided to work to mobilize international support for the
State of Palestine to join the United Nations as a full member. They called on
all countries to ban the export or transfer of weapons and ammunition to
Israel.
The
resolution, adopted by the summit, condemned in the strongest terms the
horrific and shocking crimes committed by the Israeli occupation army in the
Gaza Strip, calling it a crime of genocide in terms of unearthing of mass
graves, torture, field executions, enforced disappearances and looting, as well
as ethnic cleansing, especially in the northern Gaza Strip over the past weeks.
The Arab and
Muslim leaders called on the Security Council to form an independent and
credible international committee to investigate these crimes, and to take
serious steps to prevent the concealment of evidence and proof to hold the
perpetrators accountable and ensure that they do not escape punishment.
The
resolution also strongly condemned the continued and persistent Israeli
aggression against Lebanon and the violation of its sovereignty and the
sanctity of its territories while calling for an immediate ceasefire. It urged
the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution No. 1701 (2006) in
all its provisions, and the emphasis on solidarity with the Lebanese Republic
in confronting this aggression.
The summit
strongly denounced the killing of civilians, the systematic destruction of
residential areas, the forced displacement of people, and the targeting of the
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). It pledged support for the
Lebanese constitutional institutions in exercising their authority and
extending the sovereignty of the Lebanese state over all its territories. The
summit emphasized in this regard support for the Lebanese Armed Forces as the
guarantor of Lebanon's unity and stability, while stressing the importance of
expediting the election of a president for the country.
The
Arab-Islamic summit condemned the policy of collective punishment pursued by
Israel and the use of siege and starvation as a weapon against civilians in the
Gaza Strip. It called on the international community to take immediate
practical steps to end the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the aggression,
including forcing Israel to withdraw completely from the Gaza Strip and open
all crossings between it and the Strip.
The
resolution called on the UN Security Council to oblige Israel to stop its
policies, and to demand that all countries ban the export or transfer of
weapons to Israel. It also called on the international community to take
effective action to oblige Israel to respect international law, and to denounce
the double standards in the application of international law, international
humanitarian law, and the United Nations Charter. “This double standard
seriously undermines the credibility of the countries that protect Israel and
place it above accountability, and the credibility of multilateral action,
apart from exposing the selectivity in the application of the system of
humanitarian values,” the resolution pointed out.
The summit
underlined the need to continue efforts to mobilize international support for
the accession of the State of Palestine to the United Nations as a full member.
It appreciated the continuous efforts made by Algeria, in its capacity as a
member of the two organizations in the Security Council, to submit a draft
resolution for full membership, in addition to its efforts to support the cause
and the unity of the Palestinian ranks.
The summit
called for the provision of all forms of political and diplomatic support and
international protection for the Palestinian people and the State of Palestine
and to achieve Palestinian national unity so as to assume its responsibilities
effectively over all the occupied Palestinian territories, including the Gaza
Strip and its unification with the West Bank, including the city of Jerusalem.
It also stressed the need to assist the State of Palestine economically by
supporting its efforts in humanitarian relief programs, economic recovery and
reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
The
resolution emphasized the importance of continuing to support the budget of the
State of Palestine, in addition to activating a transparent financial safety
net according to mechanisms agreed upon. It requested the international
community to oblige the Israeli occupation authority to release the withheld
Palestinian tax revenues in full without any delay.
The summit
tasked the Joint Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee, headed by Saudi Arabia and
formed in accordance with the decision of the first Joint Arab-Islamic Summit
on November 11, 2023, to continue its work, as well as to intensify its
efforts, and expanding them to include working to stop the aggression against
Lebanon.
The
resolution stressed the need to protect navigation in maritime corridors in
line with the rules of international law. It welcomed the signing of the
tripartite mechanism to support the Palestinian cause by the Arab League, the
Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the African Union.
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