10/1/2024–|Last updated: 10/1/202408:23 PM (Mecca time)
The final statement of the Aqaba tripartite summit called for the necessity of continuing pressure to stop the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and protect Palestinian civilians.
The tripartite summit concluded this evening, Wednesday, in the Jordanian city of Aqaba, and brought together Jordanian King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. It is the first summit for the three officials since the beginning of the aggression against Gaza on the seventh of last October.
During the summit, the leaders stressed their opposition to any Israeli plans to displace Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and the need to condemn and confront them internationally.
They also affirmed their rejection of all attempts to liquidate the Palestinian issue and separate Gaza from the West Bank, warning against attempts to reoccupy parts of the Gaza Strip or establish safe zones there.
The summit also reaffirmed the need to ensure the permanent and adequate delivery of relief and humanitarian aid to Gaza.
The summit’s final statement touched on the situation in the West Bank, the hostile actions carried out by “extremist settlers”, and the violations of Islamic and Christian sanctities in Jerusalem, warning that the situation there would spiral out of control and the situation in the region would explode.
It is noteworthy that the Aqaba tripartite summit was held to coincide with an intensive round of talks by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Israel, as part of a broader tour of the region that included several Arab capitals in addition to Ankara, as part of efforts to prevent the expansion of the conflict and discuss the post-war phase.