Bou Habib agrees with Arab ambassadors on need for Gaza ceasefire

Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib announced after meeting the Arab ambassadors in Beirut on Thursday he agreed with them on “the importance of reaching an immediate ceasefire and sending aid to Gaza.”

The conferees “rejected the displacement and naturalization (of Palestinians) in another country” and called for ending Israeli occupation and establishing a Palestinian state, Bou Habib said.

He added that he had sensed Arab unity during the ministerial meeting that was held Wednesday in Jeddah, calling for “capitalizing on it to convince the Western countries to press Israel to stop this absurd war and tyrannical siege.”

“A just and comprehensive solution for the conflict begins with the Palestinians first, second and last,” Bou Habib said.

The meeting was attended by the ambassadors of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Iraq, Oman, Algeria, Kuwait, Yemen, Sudan and Palestine, in addition to the Syrian charge d’affaires.