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Arab leaders called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza, over fears of a worsening humanitarian crisis.
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00:00 "We are all here together with a unified message that more violence is not the answer,
00:10 that all civilian life is deserving of protection, and that includes the lives of the Palestinian
00:16 civilians in Gaza.
00:18 And that is why we are all here standing together calling for an immediate ceasefire, for an
00:23 immediate lifting of the blockade on Gaza, and for a return to a peace process, and for
00:30 a return to a true, serious approach to resolving the existing grievances of the Palestinian
00:36 people."
00:37 "We call on the Security Council to undertake its responsibility as defined in the Charter
00:42 to work for the cessation of hostilities, an immediate and sustained ceasefire, and
00:49 to provide the protection for all civilians.
00:53 Again, we condemn the targeting of all civilians, and we consider it imperative that the international
01:00 community undertakes its responsibility to address the issues of gross violations of
01:06 international humanitarian law.
01:08 We can no longer only address the two-state solution and advocate as a matter of lip service
01:14 that the international community and the Security Council do have the necessary resources and
01:20 means to implement what has become recognized as the international community's consensus
01:27 to the end of this conflict on the basis of a two-state solution, living side by side
01:31 in peace and security."
01:33 "Before anybody else, we expressed outrage at the killing of civilians.
01:40 We went, we met in the Arab League, and we all took one unified stand, and we said we
01:44 condemn the killing of civilians.
01:46 We're outraged at where that moment has gotten us as well.
01:50 We're outraged at what's happening now in Gaza.
01:52 6,000 people slaughtered, children, women, daughters, fathers, grandfathers, all suffering,
02:00 all dying under the bombardment of Israel.
02:04 We should be outraged at failing the Palestinian people.
02:07 We should be outraged at failing the Israeli people by not giving them the peace that they
02:12 deserve.
02:13 All we want is peace, peace that will fulfill the rights of the Palestinians to statehood
02:18 freedom, will ensure the security of Israel.
02:21 And that's a position that we took in 2002, the Arab Peace Initiative.
02:26 We said that.
02:27 We said all of us are willing to have normal relations with Israel in return for one thing,
02:31 end the illegal occupation of the Palestinian land, end the suppression of the Palestinian
02:35 people, withdraw from Arab lands occupied, and let's have peace."
02:38 "A ceasefire is a humanitarian imperative.
02:42 We are facing a desperate situation in Gaza right now.
02:45 We are facing an impending humanitarian catastrophe.
02:49 Every hour we speak, more civilians in Gaza are dying, more people are getting injured.
02:55 The situation is getting worse.
02:58 A ceasefire is an absolute necessity immediately.
03:03 That will allow us to address all of the other issues.
03:05 We have called quite clearly for a release of hostages, and that is absolutely necessary.
03:10 But the protection of civilian life, the protection of infrastructure, especially hospitals and
03:14 other infrastructure required for the survival of Gaza is also an imperative that must be

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