President Abbas calls on the world to break the siege and deliver aid to Gaza.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued an urgent appeal to world leaders regarding the catastrophic and tragic situation in the Gaza Strip.

President Abbas called on world leaders to take urgent and decisive action to break the siege on our people in the Gaza Strip, allow the entry of humanitarian and medical aid by land, sea and air, immediately and permanently halt this aggression, release all detainees and prisoners, ensure a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and ensure the State of Palestine assumes full responsibility for it. It is no longer possible to remain silent about the crimes of genocide, destruction and starvation committed by the Israeli occupation forces.

He added: "From my position as President of the State of Palestine, of which the Gaza Strip is an integral part, I call on us all to have the courage required to accomplish this task, which is unparalleled at this historic moment. We are hopeful of success in this noble endeavor. This will be a fundamental moment for moving toward reconstruction, halting settlement activity and attacks on our people and holy sites in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and moving toward implementing the two-state solution in accordance with international law, by ending the occupation and embodying the independence of the State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital."

In this regard, we look forward to the international peace conference in New York next month to implement the two-state solution in accordance with international legitimacy and mobilize efforts to achieve further international recognition and full membership for the State of Palestine in the United Nations.

In this context, we reiterate our welcome for the joint statement issued by the leaders of Britain, France and Canada, as well as for the positions of the European Union countries, the joint statement of the donor countries, and the statement of the Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee in this regard. They all rejected the policy of siege, starvation, displacement and land seizure, and called for an immediate ceasefire and the immediate and unhindered entry of humanitarian aid through the United Nations and UNRWA, ensuring its access to all areas in Gaza. They also rejected the use of aid as a weapon and political tool by Israel to achieve its illegitimate goals, and moved towards recognizing the State of Palestine.

We extend our sincere thanks to all countries and peoples who call for an end to the war of extermination and the provision of aid to our people.

This appeal represents a call from the State of Palestine, the sovereign state of the Gaza Strip, to allow aid into Gaza through our land, sea, and airspace. It also expresses our full readiness to cooperate with any party willing to take practical steps to end the suffering of our people, break the siege, halt the aggression, and support the Arab-Islamic plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing our people.

This is a crucial historical moment that requires unprecedented and courageous positions, and concerted Arab, Islamic, and international efforts to uphold Palestinian rights, ensure respect for international law, implement international legitimacy resolutions, end aggression and colonialism, achieve independence, and establish peace.

It is time, O world, to end the war of extermination against the Palestinian people. I reiterate that we will not leave, and we will remain here on the land of our homeland, Palestine.