KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the provocative march led by the Zionist occupation’s government, Knesset members, and a number of settlers in Jerusalem, violating the sanctity of the Holy Mosque and assaulting Palestinians. In a statement on Thursday, the Ministry denounced such a horrendous act that undermines the two-state solution and promotes a culture of hatred and violence.

The statement renewed the call to the international community and the UN Security Council to take responsibility and execute resolutions on stopping those violations, hold those responsible accountable, and protect civilians. It further reaffirmed Kuwait’s unwavering stance toward the Palestinian people and their right to an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Kuwait’s support for the just Palestinian cause is firm and unwavering, said a Kuwaiti diplomat at an international conference on Thursday. Speaking at the 112th International Labor Organization’s (ILO) conference, Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Naser Al-Hayen, told a special session on labor in occupied Arab lands that the current disastrous situation in the Gaza Strip should be addressed promptly to avoid further bloodshed.

GAZA: A Palestinian boy looks at a pool of blood at a UN-school housing displaced people that was hit during bombardment in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on June 6, 2024.- AFP

The forced displacement of millions of Palestinians is a heinous crime for which Zionist occupation was solely responsible, affirmed the Kuwaiti diplomat, who did not fail to mention the apocalyptic scenes of destroyed infrastructure throughout Gaza. The ILO’s impact of the war in Gaza on the labor market and livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory clearly showed the catastrophic humanitarian situation, which touched all Palestinians, specifically laborers there, he added.

He revealed that the report suggested that over 200,000 Palestinians have lost their jobs, adding to the unending crimes committed by the Zionist occupiers. Ambassador Al-Hayed insisted that the Zionist occupation had crossed all red lines and also violated all international laws and norms, including the ILO’s constitution. He pointed out that preventing laborers from across occupied territories from moving freely and seeking work was another criminal act carried out by the Zionist aggressors.

While the world celebrated International Workers’ Day back on May 1, the occasion was marred by brutalization of Palestinian laborers, causing them to lose job security, stability, and peace, affirmed Ambassador Al-Hayen. The Kuwaiti diplomat concluded with an affirmation that the State of Kuwait welcomed Article 177 of the ILO report that called for an immediate halt of the unjust war in the Gaza Strip and the end of occupation. — KUNA