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Somali President denounces Israeli actions at Arab-Islamic summit in Saudi Arabia
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    Sunday November 12, 2023

    Saudi Arabia (HOL) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has denounced Israel's actions against Palestinians, describing them as contrary to human conscience and in violation of international rules and culture.

    President Mohamud attended an Arab-Islamic summit hosted by Saudi Arabia on Saturday, joining other Arab-Islamic leaders in urging an end to the genocide and ethnic cleansing of the people of Gaza.

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    "To stop it, we must come to a united decision. An independent Palestinian government, with Jerusalem as its capital, is the only solution to prevent security, political, and social crises in the region," he added.

    Mohamud emphasized that the Somali people, grappling with terrorism and challenging circumstances, will never abandon their moral stance in support of the Palestinians. He commended the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for hosting and organizing the conference.

    At the opening of the Saudi-Africa summit on Friday, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud called for an immediate ceasefire and urged humanitarian access to assist the most vulnerable people in Gaza. He underscored the importance of working towards a two-state solution immediately.

    The Arab-Islamic summit has rejected justifying Israel's actions against Palestinians as self-defence.

    The summit on Saturday condemned "Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, war crimes and barbaric and inhumane massacres by the occupation government," a final communique said.

    It also called for an end to the siege on Gaza, allowing humanitarian aid into the enclave and halting arms exports to Israel following the meeting in Riyadh.

    The leaders demanded that the UN Security Council adopt "a decisive and binding resolution" to halt Israel's "aggression" in Gaza.

    Initially, only the 22 members of the Arab League were expected to participate, but the meeting was later expanded to include the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a wider association of 57 primarily Muslim-majority states to which the Arab League countries belong.

     





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