By KUNA,
Cairo : The Arab League warned Israel on Sunday against launching a military operation in Gaza Strip, saying Israel will ignore all limits during its upcoming elections.
The League’s Assistant Secretary General for Palestine Affairs Ambassador Mohammad Sabeeh told KUNA the Israeli threat of a large-scale imminent military operation on Gaza means more “Israeli stupidity in exposing the Palestinian people to more tragedies.” Israeli will not be the winner in such an aggression, but will be the biggest loser, especially that it imposed an unjust siege on Gaza Strip that is witnessed by international organizations that say Israel is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, he said.
“Does Israel want more such crimes?” he wondered.
Sabeeh said all disasters and tragedies in Palestine were the result of Israeli occupation and settlement-building that caused tension and despair among the Palestinians, leading to the tragic situations and conflicts.
He pointed out that the Arab League began implementing the decisions of the irregular meeting of Arab foreign ministers that stressed the importance of supporting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas until the end of the Palestinian elections so that Israel does not claim there is no Palestinian side to hold talks with.
He called Arab countries to provide urgent aid to the Palestinian people, noting that the aid could be delivered to Palestine through Egypt and Jordan in coordination with the League.
The League did not receive any notification about aid from Arab countries yet, although some of them announced they will send ships of aid to the Palestinian people, he said.
He praised the announcement by Qatar of sending aid to Gaza Strip, where there is shortage in medicine and food.
Meanwhile, Sabeeh said Abbas had told Egypt and the League that he supports unconditional inter-Palestinian talks.
The Arab League official said Arabs never considered imposing punishments on the Palestinian side that hinders negotiations, emphasizing that the punishments already imposed on the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank are enough.
He stressed that all Palestinian sides are encouraged to continue talks to reach unity.