CAIRO: Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi accused Israel yesterday of “blocking” all attempts to end the Gaza conflict, a day after the collapse of a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory.
“Israel is blocking any kind of agreement leading to calm” in the Gaza Strip, Arabi told journalists. “The Arab League wants to reach a permanent truce as soon as possible,” he said before flying off to Geneva for a meeting with the International Committee of the Red Cross to demand protection of Palestinian civilians.
Eight days of calm under an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire exploded into violence late on Tuesday as Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza in retaliation for cross-border rocket attacks.
AFP
