Sultanate of Oman: Invading Rafah constitutes a blatant challenge to international law

Muscat – (ST)-   The Sultanate of Oman warned of the danger of the Israeli occupation invading the city of Rafah, which has been sheltering hundreds of thousands of defenseless Palestinian civilians displaced from northern Gaza Strip as a result of the brutal Israeli aggression.

The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed in a statement reported by the Omani News Agency that the Israeli occupation’s invasion of Rafah is a blatant challenge to international law and international humanitarian law, warning of the dangerous repercussions of the continuation of this indiscriminate aggression against Gaza Strip.

The Ministry renewed the Sultanate of Oman’s call on the international community to take concrete practical measures that embody its statements and political positions as to dissuade the Israeli entity from its arrogance, and force it to implement a ceasefire and open the crossings to bring in the humanitarian needs of residents and displaced people throughout Gaza Strip.

The ministry also stressed the need to hold the Israeli occupation entity fully responsible for the catastrophic effects resulting from its targeting of civilians, property and facilities in Gaza Strip.

Hanan Shamout