By NNN-WAFA,
Ramallah : President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday that the security of Israel is linked to Palestine independence and security, adding that the continuity of occupation and al-Nakba could not bring security for each and ending the occupation could only bring security.
In a speech televised by Palestine T.V in commemoration the 60th anniversary of al-Nakba in Ramallah, President said that it is time to end the Nakba of the Palestinian people and it is time for Israel to respond to the call of a just and comprehensive peace and achieve a historical compromise between the two peoples on this holy and tortured land.
‘We stretch our hand for peace but without weakness or indifference. The hand which has been struggling for sixty years for the sake of freedom,’ President said.
President affirmed that the ongoing settlement destroys the chances of peace. ‘We say to the Israeli government that all settlement activities, particularly in Jerusalem, including ‘E1′ project should be halted if it wants not miss the present opportunity,’ President added.
Abbas affirmed that Palestine are ready to continue the process of negotiations until a just and comprehensive peace leads to ending of occupation, establishment of an independent Palestinian state on 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital as well insuring the justice and return for the refugees in accordance with the UN resolution 194.
‘The suffering and pain of sixty years of displacement, oppression, injustice and occupation did not make us lose confidence in ourselves and our Arab and Islamic brothers that stood and stand together with us today insisting on the Arab peace initiative, which represents the most significant opportunity if Israel wants real peace, firmly and always with the Arab and Islamic surroundings, ‘ President said.
President added that sixty years had elapsed and here and there are still rooted in the land, insisting on hope to return and ending the Israeli occupation of our land and people. We still do not hold an unequivocal message to the Palestinian people to enjoy freedom and peace and build the future of his homeland and his sons.
‘It is time for this occupation to leave our land and blood and it is shame to this humanitarian catastrophe which is called the Palestinian people to end,’ President said.
President Abbas concluded that Palestinians are struggling today so that our steadfast and patient people have homeland, land and independent state they belong to and to be proud of which among the peoples of the world.
In continuing Israeli attacks, a Palestinian died of wounds he sustained during Israeli incursion into Khuza’a town, east Khan Younis city in the Gaza Strip last week.
Medical sources said Maher al-Najjar 38, died Thursday of his serious wounds in hospital.
In HEBRON, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded and arrested a citizen on Thursday morning in the West Bank city of north-east Hebron, security sources told WAFA.
They added that Gharam al-Aramin 17, was hit with live bullet in his leg when fighting erupted between villagers and the Israeli soldiers who stormed Sda’eer town, of Hebron.
The sources added that the IOF troops stopped the ambulance carrying al-Arabin to a hospital and abducted him.
In BETHLEHEM, IOF arrested on Thursday morning four citizens in the West Bank(WB) cities of Bethlehem and Nablus, security sources said.
They added that Israeli troops stormed Wadi Shaheen and Beit Jala town , conducted a search campaign into citizens houses and arrested three citizens, leading them inmto an unknown location.
In NABLUS city, the IOF troops stormed al-Tour and Beit Salem areas and arrested Ghanem Sawalma 40, leading him into an unknown fate.
In GAZA, two citizens were killed and three others wounded late-night in an Israeli air raid on east of Gaza City, medical sources said.
They added that Mohammed Harara 20, and Ahmed al-Malahi 18, were killed and their bodies turned into burnt pieces when Israeli warplanes struck al-Shujaiya area, east Gaza city. Three other citizens were wounded, one seriously.
The Israeli ongoing attack since Wednesday morning on the Gaza Strip claimed the death of six citizens and eleven wounded some seriously.