‘Crime of genocide’ – Arab League calls on punitive measures against Israel
An Arab League meeting in Cairo
The Palestine Chronicle reports on 23 October 2024:
The Arab League called on Tuesday for punitive measures against Israel for its ongoing genocide against the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Following its emergency meeting in Cairo, which convened to discuss ways of ending Israel’s brutal war on Gaza, the league issued a statement in which they demanded an immediate end to the “crimes of genocide, forced displacement, and ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian people,” Anadolu news agency reported. The statement also called for coordinated Arab and international efforts to put an end to the over one-year Israeli genocide in the Strip.
The Arab states slammed Israel for its brutality in the attacks it is carrying out in Gaza and especially in the north of the Strip, which the Israeli occupation forces have been subjecting to a brutal siege for over two weeks now.
The statement stressed that the objective of the siege in the north is to implement a “systematic plan to completely depopulate the area,’ warning of the consequences of the deafening silence of the international community in this regard.
Moreover, the Arab states blasted the United States’ complicity in the genocide in Gaza by continuing to provide military aid to Israel.
The member states demanded more strict measures to hold Israeli officials accountable for their crimes in the ongoing genocide amongst which, taking legal action in international courts and suspending Israel’s participation in the United Nations General Assembly, Anadolu said.