The UAE strongly condemns the incursion and control of the Rafah crossing by Israeli forces
Abu Dhabi, 8 May / WAM / The UAE strongly condemned the Israeli forces’ storming and control of the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, warning of the consequences of the military escalation that threatens to cause more innocent victims and exacerbate the humanitarian tragedy taking place in the Strip, and stressed the need not to jeopardize the flow of aid. Humanitarian assistance to any risks or obstacles that limit the delivery of life-saving aid to the population in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed the UAE’s strong condemnation of any forced deportation of the brotherly Palestinian people, and any practices that violate the resolutions of international legitimacy and international and humanitarian law.
It also called on the international community to make all efforts without delay to reach an immediate ceasefire to avoid inflaming the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, and to prevent the region from being dragged into new levels of violence, tension, and instability.
In this regard, the Ministry praised the mediation efforts undertaken by the sisterly State of Qatar and the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt to establish a ceasefire, expressing its hope that it would result in a truce that would lead to an end to the war, sparing the brotherly Palestinian people further suffering, and thus contributing to consolidating the foundations of stability and achieving sustainable security in the country. Region.
The Ministry reiterated the UAE’s position calling for a return to negotiations to achieve a two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, stressing the urgent importance of pushing towards creating a serious political horizon for re-negotiating to achieve comprehensive peace, ending tension and violence, protecting the lives of civilians, and making all efforts to facilitate the flow of urgent humanitarian aid. To civilians in the Gaza Strip through safe and unhindered corridors.
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