Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani held a series of contacts with the leadership of Arab countries on the situation in Palestine and the search for ways to de-escalate it; the pan-Arab position is to support the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, the press secretary of the Iraqi prime minister, Hisham al-Ruqabi said.
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“The Prime Minister held a number of contacts with the leadership of Arab countries to discuss events in Palestine, ways to de-escalate the situation and overcome the current crisis,” al-Ruqabi said.
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“The position of the Arab countries is clear and is to support the Palestinian cause and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people,” he added.
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Earlier on Saturday, Iraqi government spokesman Bassem al-Awadi said Iraq was calling for an urgent convening of a meeting of the League of Arab States (LAS) on the situation in the Palestinian territories amid the worsening Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
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On Saturday morning, Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. The press service of the Israeli army said that more than 3 thousand rockets were launched. In addition, Hamas fighters, after massive rocket attacks, penetrated into the border areas in southern Israel.
