RAMALLAH, OCT 26 /DNA/ – On Palestinian Women’s National Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates reaffirms on the steadfastness of Palestinian women, their immense sacrifices towards achieving independence. The Ministry extends its utmost appreciation to all Palestinian women and to all women around the world in calling for justice and an end to the illegal Israeli colonial occupation, its crimes, and apartheid policies.

During the Genocide, it is estimated that around 33,000 women and girls were unlawfully killed, and over 1.93 million Palestinians were forcibly displaced by the Israeli occupying forces, while being starved, intimidated, and without electricity, fuel, medicine, and healthcare services, alongside the widespread destruction of hospitals, schools, churches, and mosques.

The Ministry reaffirms on the need to act collectively and urgently for relief, recovery, and reconstruction amid the continued blockade and humanitarian aid restrictions. To take action for the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza Strip, where 2 million Palestinians are being starved, and the lack of clean drinking water, medicine, leading to hundreds suffering from infectious diseases. While also dealing with the psychological and social impact of genocide on women and children, and the of impact of poverty, and unemployment on women and girls.

On this occasion, the Ministry stresses on the importance of maintaining the international momentum following the recognitions of the State of Palestine and the adoption of the New York Declaration, as a pathway toward implementing the two-state solution and achieving the Palestinian legitimate right to independence. The Ministry calls for the international community to strengthen their legal efforts to hold the occupying power accountable for genocide, forced displacement, war crimes, and the systematic violations for the rights of Palestinian women and girls, while urging the international community to implement the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice and all relevant resolutions to end the Israeli colonial occupation of Palestine, protect the Palestinian women, men, and children, and to guarantee their rights to self-determination, independence, and the unconditional return of refugees.