The Arab League (AL) on Monday called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to hold a meeting to help end a looming humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip caused by the continued Israeli strikes and siege.
During an emergency meeting at the level of permanent delegates, the AL Council called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to refer a report on the Israeli practices in Gaza to the Security Council, Egypt's MENA news agency reported.
The Cairo-based Arab group urged the UNSC "to hold international investigations into the Israeli crimes," said MENA.
The AL council considered the Israeli strikes on Gaza as additional proof that Israel was not serious about the peace process, terming Israel's declaration considering the strip a hostile entity as illegitimate.
At a press conference following the meeting, AL Secretary General Amr Moussa called on the countries that took part in the Annapolis conference to shoulder their responsibilities for Gaza.
Moussa said the United States, the host of the Annapolis conference held last November on Mideast peace, should be directly responsible for what is happening in Gaza, said MENA.
On Friday, Israel decided not to allow fuels into Gaza in response to the ongoing makeshift rocket attacks fired by militants round the clock at communities in southern Israel.
As a result, the sole Gaza power plant had completely stopped supplying electricity to around 800,000 Palestinians in the strip.
In addition, at least 37 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched its offensive on Gaza on Tuesday.
Source: Xinhua
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