Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said Israel is seeking to “bring to an end the Palestinian people’s presence on what remains of its historical land,” Al Jazeera reports.

He made his comment during a summit of diplomats from Arab and Muslim-majority nations in Beijing.

There, leaders from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Indonesia, Palestine and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation are discussing ways to end the fighting in Gaza and raise pressure on Western countries to reject Israel’s characterisation of its military campaign in the strip as self-defence.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki attends a meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim-majority nations at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on November 20, 2023.—AFP
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki attends a meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim-majority nations at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on November 20, 2023.—AFP

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