Maldives Calls for Alleviation of Palestinian Suffering

Maldives Special Envoy and Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid issued an urgent plea at the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh to alleviate Palestinian suffering. He condemned Israeli military actions and called for an immediate ceasefire, provision of food and medicine. He noted that at least 11,078 people were killed, including over 4,500 children, and over a million displaced. Shahid urged prevention of collective punishment. He reaffirmed Maldives' support for an independent Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as capital. The summit adopted a resolution against illegal Israeli practices. Maldives has been an OIC member since 1976.

Maldives Special Envoy and Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid issued an urgent plea at the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh to alleviate Palestinian suffering. He condemned Israeli military actions and called for an immediate ceasefire, provision of food and medicine. He noted that at least 11,078 people were killed, including over 4,500 children, and over a million displaced. Shahid urged prevention of collective punishment. He reaffirmed Maldives' support for an independent Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as capital. The summit adopted a resolution against illegal Israeli practices. Maldives has been an OIC member since 1976.

Maldives Special Envoy and Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid issued an urgent plea at the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh to alleviate Palestinian suffering. He condemned Israeli military actions and called for an immediate ceasefire, provision of food and medicine. He noted that at least 11,078 people were killed, including over 4,500 children, and over a million displaced. Shahid urged prevention of collective punishment. He reaffirmed Maldives' support for an independent Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as capital. The summit adopted a resolution against illegal Israeli practices. Maldives has been an OIC member since 1976.

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