The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Shawesh has expressed concern that the Western countries support for Israel will nullify the impact of the Arab League/OIC mediation delegation on the Gaza war.
Shawesh said as much as he and the people of Palestine appreciate and commend the efforts of the group towards ensuring ceasefire, he however said Western countries have blinded skupport for Israel which would thwart any effort to peaceful resolution.
He backed up his assertion by asking rythorically if the Western countries have ever called for ceasefire.
The envoy who briefed Diplomatic Correpondents on the current situation in Gaza said no fewer than 12,000 civilians have died since 7th October 2023 Israel commenced the retaliatory offences.
He said majority of casualties have been children and women, while 2,000 persons are still missing.
Reacting on the mediation delegation which include Nigeria, the envoy said all the diplomatic efforts are good and necessary but said the Western countries that supply weapon and ammunitions would not allow it to succeed.
He said, “The Arab League, the OIC, including our brother Nigeria and other international organisation established committees to flow what is happening in Gaza.”
The envoy however said, “The question is are the efforts enough?
“I’m not sure. I would like to ask you, you know, it’s not enough because who’s deciding this war, who is supplying the munition who is supplying the weapons to the Israeli, who should start talking about the ceasefire.
“Unfortunately, those countries, I mean, the western countries did not alter any single word of ceasefire.
“They declared that ceasefire was not part of what is on the table.
“This is the real problem. What the Arab League, the OIC and Nigeria and other respectful intergovernmental organisations are doing is highly appreciated by us.”
He also accused the Western media of spreading lies in their reportage of events.
The envoy also said that the excuse of Hamas using hospitals were all tissues of lies.
