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The Palestine/US journalist Shireen Abu Akleh aka 'Jazeerian' shot
through the head and slaughtered by an Israeli sniper.
MEMO - Middle east monitor - May 29, 2023
Arab League calls on the world to stop Israel's violations on
children
Dr. Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, Assistant Secretary General, Head of
Social Affairs Sector, League of Arab States speaks during Security
Council meeting at UN Headquarters Arab League called on Sunday for the
international community to <take serious action and stop Israeli
violations on Palestinian children, protect them and guarantee their
safety.> This came in the remarks of Arab League's Assistant Secretary
General and Head of Social Affairs Sector, Haifa abu Ghazaleh, made
during the inauguration of a virtual conference on the flagrant
violations on children during armed conflicts held on Sunday.
Many ambassadors, ministers, representatives of states and NGOs
attended the conference, which was held in cooperation with Qatar.
Abu Ghazaleh stressed on the importance of ending violations on
children during the armed conflict resulted from the humanitarian crises
in the Arab world. <The international community must take serious action
and stop Israeli violations on Palestinian children, protect them and
guarantee their safety,> she said. She added: <The international
community must hold accountable those responsible for those violations
and guarantee their prosecution for their crimes.> Deputy Palestinian
Minister of Social Development. Asem Khamees, said: <The number of
Palestinian children who are prisoners inside Israeli jails has reached
170; all of them subjected to different forms of violations and
torture.> Khamees added: <The Israeli occupation detained 7,500
Palestinian children between 2015 and 2020.> >>
Source:
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230529-arab-league-calls-on-the-world-to-stop-israels-violations-on-children/
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