ALBAWABA - The General Secretariat of the Arab League has received an official request to hold an extraordinary session of the Arab League Council at the summit level to discuss the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza.
Chaired by Saudi Arabia, the summit is to be held in the Saudi capital Riyadh on November 11, as the General Secretariat stated that it has received an official request from both Palestine and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to hold the summit.
Ambassador Hossam Zaki, Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League, said that the General Secretariat has circulated the Palestinian and Saudi memoranda to the Arab member states.
It is worth mentioning that on October 11, the Arab League Council held a meeting at the level of Arab foreign ministers in an extraordinary session at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in Cairo Egypt.
Hamas operation against Israel
Hamas military group announced on Oct. 7 a military operation called "Al-Aqsa Flood" against Israel which is the biggest offensive in decades.
Palestinian fighters “infiltrated” Israel from the Gaza Strip captured military bases and took hostages as photos and videos went viral online showing Hamas fighters on vehicles inside Israel and others paragliding into occupation territory.
In response, Israeli armed forces announced targeting Hamas positions inside the Gaza Strip. Thousands were killed, and dozens of thousands of others were injured in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
The latest death toll has exceeded the 8,306 mark, including more than 3,457 children and 2136 women since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the strip on October 7th.
