Baghdad: The Final Communique of the 34th Arab League Summit, convened in Baghdad, Iraq, unequivocally rejected the forced displacement of the Palestinian people and underscored the imperative of ensuring the immediate and unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
According to Qatar News Agency, the communique further called on the international community to step up pressure to halt the ongoing bloodshed in Gaza, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and ensuring the flow of urgent humanitarian aid into the enclave. It appealed to the United Nations Security Council to take essential measures to implement the two-state solution and set a deadline for this process.
The Israeli occupation is weaponizing food as a tool of war in the Gaza Strip, in an unconscionable violation of all international laws and conventions, the communique read.
It reaffirmed the categorical rejection of any forced displacement of the Palestinian people, holding the international community, particularly the influential powers, morally and legally responsible to exert meaningful pressure and halt the bloodshed and to guarantee the urgent and unhindered entry of humanitarian aid to all afflicted areas across Gaza.
The communique welcomed the lifting of US sanctions on Syria, underscoring the support for the unity of the Syrian territories and condemning the unrelenting Israeli assaults against them.
It confirmed its support for Lebanon in confronting the challenges, maintaining its security and stability, supporting the unity of the Lebanese territories, and protecting its borders against any potential assaults.
Regarding Yemen, the communique expressed its full solidarity with Yemen, in addition to backing its efforts to achieve security and stability and ending the state of war and division.
On the Sudanese issue, the communique underscored the imperative of reaching a comprehensive political solution that brings the conflict in Sudan to an end, while safeguarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
It called on all Sudanese parties to engage constructively in initiatives aimed at resolving the crisis, foremost of which is the Jeddah Declaration.
Furthermore, the communique declared full support for Libya and for resolving the crisis through an inclusive national dialogue that safeguards the unity of the Libyan state.
It unequivocally pushed back on all forms of meddling in Libya's internal affairs and underscored the imperative of the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libyan territories.
The final communique further called upon the Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State to promptly expedite the enactment of electoral laws.
The summit officially convened Saturday in Baghdad under the theme 'Dialogue, Solidarity, and Development', with deliberations centering on urgent regional files, chief amongst which were the Palestinian cause, the crises in Syria, Sudan, Lebanon, and other pressing challenges engulfing the Arab region.