Cairo: The Council condemned the Israeli occupation forces' targeting of Islamic and Christian places of worship, and the recent attack on the Latin Church in Gaza City, which resulted in a number of deaths, injuries, and extensive damage to the church building. This constitutes a deliberate targeting of places of worship, hospitals, schools, and shelters.
According to Qatar News Agency, the Council also condemned Israel, the occupying power, for continuing to take economic, financial, and punitive measures against the State of Palestine, including the withholding of tax funds, in a clear attempt to undermine the work of the Palestinian government and paralyze its ability to fulfill its obligations towards the Palestinian people.
The Council called for the immediate release of Palestinian tax funds and the provision of an urgent, transparent financial safety net, in accordance with agreed-upon mechanisms, enabling the State of Palestine to carry out its vital duties towards its people.
The Council welcomed the statement issued on July 21, 2025 by 28 countries, including 21 member states of the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Japan, Norway, and New Zealand, regarding the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. It included a clear demand to end the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, immediately halt the policy of genocide, end the policy of systematic starvation, ensure accountability for perpetrators of crimes against the Palestinian people, and impose sanctions on the Israeli occupation, its leaders, and the terrorist settler militias.
In this context, it stressed the need for immediate recognition of the State of Palestine as a legal and moral step that contributes to protecting the rights of the Palestinian people. The Council affirmed its solidarity with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese and other officials from international organizations who are facing increasing pressure and harassment as a result of their support for the Palestinian people and their exposure of the crimes of genocide committed by Israel, the occupying power.
It called on the international community to continue its field efforts to lift the blockade imposed by Israel, the occupying power, on the Gaza Strip and commended the efforts of civil society in this regard. The Council requested the two non-permanent Arab members of the Security Council, Algeria and Somalia, to continue working to hold an emergency session of the Security Council and demand the issuance of a resolution obligating Israel to end the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip and allow the entry of humanitarian aid.
It also requested the Arab League missions and the Arab Ambassadors Councils to convey the contents of this resolution to their respective capitals. The attendees called for the Council to remain in session and requested the Secretary-General of the Arab League to work to implement the provisions of this resolution and submit a report on this matter to the next session of the Arab League Council.