Cabinet condemns the continuing Israeli aggression on the Gaza strip

Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani on Wednesday chaired the regular cabinet meeting held at the Emiri Diwan premises . After the meeting, HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmad bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud gave the following statement: At the outset of the meeting, the cabinet condemned the continuing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the killing of innocents, bloodshed, intimidation of the Gazans, and the destruction of homes and public and private properties in flagrant violation of international law, international resolutions, and humanity charters, norms and values, in addition to the serious threat it poses to regional security and stability. The cabinet stressed that the U.N. Security Council is fully responsible, and it is required now more than ever before to take an urgent, clear and decisive stance to stop the aggression, ensure it does not recur, provide the necessary protection for the Palestinian people, and force Israel to lift the unjust siege on the Gaza Strip and create the appropriate atmosphere for the resumption of the peace process towards bringing about a just, lasting and comprehensive peace so as to realize the full legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, especially the right to establish their independent state with Al-Quds ( Jerusalem) as its capital. The cabinet called on the international community to rush to provide urgent humanitarian aid to residents of the Gaza Strip in order to alleviate the consequences of the Israeli aggression and sympathize with them in these difficult circumstances.