The International Relations Commission of the National Assembly of Popular Power (ANPP, Parliament) of Cuba condemned the brutal Israeli aggression and genocide against the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip.
This parliamentary structure, which met at the Palacio de Convenciones in the capital, prior to the third session of the ANPP in its x legislature, ratified “in the strongest terms” the condemnation of the occupying power, Israel, for the murder of tens of thousands of innocent civilians.
Likewise, the Commission joins the international condemnation of the destruction of hospitals, schools, mosques, among other Palestinian infrastructures, in clear violation of international humanitarian law, the statement assured.
The parliamentary body also rejected the historic complicity of the United States of America in repeatedly using its veto power to prevent the implementation of a ceasefire to stop the deaths of innocent civilians.
The appeal supports the decision of the Government of Cuba to participate as a third state in the case brought by South Africa against Israel before the International Court of Justice, and also calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
The cessation of hostilities would put an end to the genocide being perpetrated against the Palestinian people and would allow the urgent entry of aid to address the serious humanitarian crisis being suffered by the inhabitants of Gaza, the Cuban legislators said.
The ANPP CRI reaffirms Cuba’s historic position in favor of a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, support for the just cause of the Palestinian people and their right to an independent and sovereign state with the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and the return of refugees to their lands.
The appeal also demands that the state of Palestine be guaranteed full membership in the United Nations without further delay.
