Arab-Islamic (57 nations) ongoing summit in Riyadh: Collection of comments

Collection of comments not necessarily in a form where it can be analyzed and a full picture can be sketched, but as they come in … raw and unedited:

First:  Israeli media: Security and military institutions are on high alert on the eve of Nasrallah’s evening speech today.

The Saudi Arabian Crown Prince at the emergency summit in Riyadh called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza sector and the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid.

The results of the UN General Assembly vote on the resolution on Gaza showed that countries supporting Israel are in the minority — Erdogan

King Abdullah II of Jordan:

“The injustice faced by the Palestinians did not begin on October 7th but seven decades ago. We cannot remain silent about the catastrophic conditions in the Gaza Strip. A solution based on the establishment of two states is the only way to end the suffering of the Palestinian people. The world will pay a high price for not resolving the Palestinian issue.”

President of Egypt, al-Sisi, at the summit in Riyadh:

“The policy of collective punishment against the residents of Gaza is unacceptable, including killings, forced displacement, and imposing a siege. We demand an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and warn that the inability to stop the war in the Gaza Strip poses a threat to its expansion in the region.”

Ebrahim Raisi speech, main points:

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi: “If the crimes being committed nowadays [by Israel] in Gaza are not crimes against humanity, what is a fine example of such criminal acts then?”

➡️Today is a historic day in defending Al-Aqsa Mosque. We aim to make a decisive and historic decision regarding what is happening in Palestinian territories.

➡️The Organization of Islamic Cooperation must play a positive and accurate role in illustrating the meanings of unity and solidarity.

➡️Today, on behalf of the Islamic Ummah, we have gathered to aid the Palestinian people.

➡️Today is a historic day for the defense of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

➡️Million-man demonstrations worldwide show that the defense of Palestine is within every nation.

➡️We are accountable to God for what is happening in Gaza.

➡️Today, everyone must declare their stance.

➡️America is an accomplice in Israel’s crimes.

Raeisi: US arming Israel with various kinds of lethal weapons to be used against Palestinians in Gaza

Raisi: Islamic countries should provide weapons to the Palestinian people

Iranian President at the Summit of Arab-Islamic Leaders:

➡️The goal of establishing occupier regimes in the Islamic world is to strengthen the control of oppressive and colonial countries over the region. Today, the most crucial action is to stop the war.

➡️We demand the complete lifting of the blockade on Gaza and the unconditional reopening of the Rafah crossing. We must immediately call for the withdrawal of the Zionist regime from Gaza.

➡️All countries, including Islamic countries, must ensure security for Palestinians in the occupied territories. Trade and cooperation with the Zionist regime should be halted, and Israeli goods should be sanctioned.

➡️We call for the establishment of an international court for Zionists and Americans for their involvement in the murder and massacre of the people of Gaza.

➡️Islamic countries should provide weapons to the Palestinian people. The permanent and stable solution is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state from the sea to the river.

A child is killed on average every 10 minutes in Gaza, says WHO chief

A child is killed on average every 10 minutes in the Gaza Strip, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the United Nations Security Council on Friday, warning: “Nowhere and no one is safe.”

He said that half of Gaza’s 36 hospitals and two-thirds of its primary healthcare centers were not functioning and those that were operating were way beyond their capacities, describing the healthcare system as being “on its knees.”

More statements from the Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh:

🇶🇦 Emir of Qatar: We call on the United Nations to send teams to immediately investigate the allegations and accusations that are being used to justify the bombing of hospitals.

🇰🇼 Kuwaiti Crown Prince: The Palestinians are being subjected to unspeakable crimes by the Israeli occupation authorities.

We call on the international community to play its role and protect the Palestinian people

Israel’s crimes confirm the practice of collective punishment in an unjustifiable manner and reveal double standards.

We demand a Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Indonesian President:  The Organization of Islamic Cooperation must continue pushing for dialogue to resume peace talks, and we demand the entry of investigation committees into the occupied Palestinian territories.

President Rahmon of Tajikistan

The international community must implement the UN Security Council resolution on Palestine

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad:

It is necessary, at the very least, to halt any political engagement with the Zionist entity and not settle for mere statements.

The courageous Palestinian resistance has imposed a new reality in our region, providing us with the political tools to alter the equations.

More as they come in ….