ITUC calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza and recognition of State of PalestineTrabelsi reviews with Norland the Ministry of Interior’s preparations to secure the elections.

BRUSSELS: Participants in the Central Council session of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), held in the Belgian capital Brussels, have called for an immediate and sustainable ceasefire in Gaza. Deeming it a top priority for the international community, the council urged respect for international law in Palestine. In their concluding statement, the attendees called upon the United Nations to promptly and urgently recognize the State of Palestine as a full UN member. They further appealed to the International Labour Organization (ILO) to grant Palestine equal status as a full member until the United Nations officially recognizes it as a full member state. The ITUC participants demanded the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from all Arab territories occupied since 1967, in compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 and Article 2 of the UN Charter, as well as Resolution 338 of the year 1973. Advocating for a just peace in the Middle East, the participants endorsed the two-state solution and called for enabling Palestinians to establish their independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital. They also called for the dismantling of all Israeli settlements from Palestinian territories occupied in 1967. The council members called for the establishment of an urgent humanitarian fund and the provision of suitable conditions for the delivery of humanitarian aid. This includes supporting the ILO's three-stage response program. They also urged governments to finance programs of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and called for sustained and robust support for the people of Palestine through investment, cooperation, and training. Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA The Minister of the Interior of the Government of National Unity, Imad Trabelsi, discussed today, Thursday, with the American envoy, Richard Norland, and the Chargé d'Affairs of the American Embassy in Libya, Jeremy Brent, the ministry's preparations to secure the elections. The US Embassy stated in a statement via its account on the 'X' platform that the meeting comes within the framework of supporting the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Abdullah Batili, to bring together institutional parties to resolve political issues and lead Libya towards elections and towards a unified national government. The embassy added that the meeting stressed the importance of maintaining peace and stability throughout the country, including the border areas, and also emphasized support for civil organizations working in Libya. Source: Libyan News Agency