RAMALLAH (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Israeli occupation authorities have decided to prevent the foreign ministers of Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Jordan from reaching Ramallah to attend a meeting that was scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday. The meeting was intended to discuss the Israeli genocide against the Gaza Strip and to prepare for the New York conference on the two-state solution.
Officials in the Israeli Foreign Ministry said that “the Palestinian Authority, which still refuses to condemn the October 7, 2023 attack, was planning to host a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Ramallah to discuss advancing the establishment of a Palestinian state.”
They claimed that “such a Palestinian state would inevitably become a terrorist state in the heart of Israel. Israel will not cooperate with any moves aimed at harming it and its security. The Palestinian Authority must stop violating its agreements with Israel on all levels.”
A senior Palestinian official said that an Arab ministerial delegation was scheduled to visit Ramallah on Sunday to discuss the ongoing Israeli genocide against the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, and to prepare for the New York conference on the two-state solution.
Ahmed Majdalani, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said earlier on Friday that “a delegation of foreign ministers from several Arab countries will arrive in the city of Ramallah next Sunday.”
He explained that the delegation was to include Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aaty, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed. Majdalani also noted that there was a possibility of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan joining the delegation.
He said that the visit of the ministerial committee, formed during the Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh and headed by the Saudi Foreign Minister, had been planned months ago but was postponed at the time.
Saudi Arabia and France are jointly chairing the “high-level international conference for a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue and implementation of the two-state solution,” which is scheduled to be held in New York City, USA, from June 17 to 20, according to the United Nations website.
The Gaza Strip has been suffering from a catastrophic humanitarian and relief crisis since Israel closed the border crossings on March 2, preventing the entry of food, medicine, aid, and fuel, while its army intensifies the genocide it is committing against the residents of the Strip.
