Barran Press
On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, Saudi Arabia announced its intention to host a joint Arab-Islamic follow-up summit on November 11, 2024, to address the ongoing Israeli aggression against Palestinian territories and Lebanon, as well as the current developments in the region.
The call for the summit was issued by the Saudi Foreign Ministry and comes nearly a year after the kingdom hosted a similar summit in response to the Gaza conflict that erupted on October 7, 2023.
According to the foreign ministry's statement, the upcoming summit is a continuation of the joint Arab-Islamic conference held in Riyadh on November 11, 2023. It is being convened under the directives of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and in coordination with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and fellow leaders of Arab and Islamic nations.
The statement emphasized that the summit aims to discuss the persistent Israeli attacks on Palestinian territories and Lebanon, highlighting the serious implications of these aggressions on regional security and stability.
Saudi Arabia reiterated its condemnation and denunciation of the continuous crimes and violations faced by the Palestinian people at the hands of Israeli occupation forces, as well as the assaults and violations occurring in Lebanon.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been conducting what many have termed a "genocidal war" on the Gaza Strip, resulting in over 144,000 Palestinian casualties. The conflict escalated on September 23, 2024, when hostilities expanded to include airstrikes across various regions of Lebanon, including the capital, Beirut, along with a ground invasion in the south.
The overall toll of the aggression on Lebanon has reached 2,792 fatalities and 12,772 injuries, with a significant number of children and women among the victims. Additionally, around 1.4 million people have been displaced, with the majority of casualties and displacements recorded after September 23, according to the latest data from the Turkish Anadolu Agency.