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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt accused today Israel of “violating the resolution of the UN General Assembly”, approved on Friday by an overwhelming majority, following the increase in land incursions by the Jewish State in Palestine Gaza strip.
“Egypt responsible Israeli government of violating the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly issued on Friday night, calling for an immediate ceasefire and the implementation of a humanitarian truce,” the Egyptian ministry said in a statement.
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The General Assembly approved yesterday with 120 votes in favor, 14 against and 45 abstentionssaid resolution which, despite being non-binding, has a symbolic character. “international public opinion”according to Arab countries.
In this context, Egypt warned of “the serious risks and humanitarian repercussions and unprecedented security that will result from the large-scale ground attack on the Gaza Strip.”
This reaction comes after the Israeli Army announced this Saturday that it is “advancing through the phases of war” against the Islamic group Hamas and that Israeli soldiers are attacking the Gaza strip by land, sea and air after announcing last night an expansion of land attacks.
According to Egypt, these operations will lead to an increase in the number of civilian casualties and will represent “a new flagrant violation”of international law, while denouncing the“inability of the international community to put an end to these violations and stop the bloodshed in Gaza strip”.
In this sense, he reiterated his call for Israel facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave, the scene of a humanitarian catastrophe by the incessant Israeli bombings that have already left more than 7,300 dead, almost 19,000 injured and more than 1.4 million internally displaced people in the enclave.
Source: Elcomercio
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