Baghdad, Iraq — The Arab League chief demanded Monday an end to military operations in the Gaza Strip and charged that the siege of the enclave is “depriving the Palestinians of their humanity”.
“We demand the immediate end of military operations and the opening of safe corridors to bring aid to the population,” Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said during an Arab justice ministers meeting in Baghdad.
Israel launched massive bombardment on Gaza after Hamas broke through Gaza’s heavily fortified border on October 7, killing more than 1,400 Israelis. At least 2,750 Palestinians have been killed in relentless Israeli bombardment coupled with a complete siege of the tiny enclave.
Aboul Gheit said Israel’s total siege of Gaza which has cut off water, food, electricity and fuel, was “depriving the Palestinians of their humanity and paving the way for ethnic cleansing”.