Arab League Seeks Special UN Meeting on Israeli Offensive

     AP     2004/10/3

Egypt

The 22-member Arab League agreed on Sunday to ask the UN General Assembly to discuss "the grave Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people," and suggested a special meeting of the UN Security Council.

In a statement issued after an emergency meeting, Arab League representatives called on U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to prepare a report on the Israeli "crimes" against the Palestinian people and asked governments and relief agencies to send humanitarian aid.

Israel sent 2,000 troops into the northern Gaza Strip after a Palestinian rocket attack on Wednesday killed two preschoolers in the town of Sderot. Since then, 57 Palestinians and three more Israelis have been killed.

Several Arab countries and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council have condemned the Israeli offensive. The GCC on Sunday called it "organized state terrorism."

Arab League Secretary-General Amro Moussa said the attacks were "in violation of international laws and the Geneva agreements."

<h1>Arab League Seeks Special UN Meeting on Israeli Offensive </h1> <h4>     AP     2004/10/3</h4> <p> <p> <h3>Egypt</h3> </p> <p>The 22-member Arab League agreed on Sunday to ask the UN General Assembly to discuss "the grave Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people," and suggested a special meeting of the UN Security Council.</p> <p>In a statement issued after an emergency meeting, Arab League representatives called on U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to prepare a report on the Israeli "crimes" against the Palestinian people and asked governments and relief agencies to send humanitarian aid.</p> <p>Israel sent 2,000 troops into the northern Gaza Strip after a Palestinian rocket attack on Wednesday killed two preschoolers in the town of Sderot. Since then, 57 Palestinians and three more Israelis have been killed.</p> <p>Several Arab countries and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council have condemned the Israeli offensive. The GCC on Sunday called it "organized state terrorism."</p> <p>Arab League Secretary-General Amro Moussa said the attacks were "in violation of international laws and the Geneva agreements."</p> </p>