With the aim of achieving a ceasefire by Israel in its war against Hamas, mainly located in Gaza, a meeting of the Contact Group on Gaza, formed by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, will be held later this month ( OIC) and the Arab League. Multiple representatives are expected to participate in the high-level meeting to be held in Saudi Arabia between April 28 and 30, with the central objective of “ending the Gaza conflict and contributing to achieving peace.” lasting” (which is why it was created in November of last year).
There are multiple Middle Eastern countries that have taken action to achieve a truce, but the efforts have faded over time. In this context, Antony Blinken, North American Secretary of State, will also travel to Saudi Arabia to “discuss ceasefire efforts” at the special meeting of the World Economic Forum on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development.
It should be noted that Blinken already met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last March and discussed the need to increase the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, given the request by Western countries – including the United States – for Israel to abstain. to attack the southern cities has not been echoed in the Jewish state.
In this context, the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, recently stated that “only the United States can prevent” Israel from attacking the city of Rafah in Gaza. ”We call on the United States to ask Israel not to carry out the Rafah attack. The United States is the only country capable of stopping Israel from committing this crime,” the official declared at a special meeting of the World Economic Forum held today in Riyadh.
Abbas also stressed that “even a small attack” against this city would force the Palestinian population to flee Gaza, producing “the greatest catastrophe in the history of the Palestinian people.” He not only declared that there is a high probability that this assault will take place in Rafah in the coming days, but he also rejected the displacement of Palestinians to Jordan and Egypt. He also highlighted his concern that Israel would also force Palestinians in the West Bank to leave the occupied territory once its operations in Gaza end.
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