Abbas ,Blinken, discuss situation in Gaza

 President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed today US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah, where they discussed the latest efforts to stop the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people, Wafa news agency reported.

During the meeting, President Abbas stressed the urgent necessity to establish a complete ceasefire in Gaza and end the Israeli aggression, aiming to spare civilians from the woes of bombardment, violence, and destruction inflicted by the Israeli war machinery.

The President underscored the importance of increasing humanitarian, medical, and food aid, as well as swiftly providing water, electricity, and fuel to the Palestinian people in Gaza. He also called for the provision of all the necessary aid to ensure that hospitals and essential facilities in Gaza can resume their operations promptly, offering medical services to thousands of wounded individuals and serving the needs of the Palestinian population.

 Abbas handed Secretary Blinken a comprehensive file documenting Israeli occupation crime in Gaza, and the West Bank, including Jerusalem. The file includes evidence of killings, destruction, ethnic cleansing, and other atrocities committed by Israeli occupation forces,adds the same source.