Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi emphasized that “the role of the state and officials is to serve the citizens.”
In his Sunday sermon, he lamented, “How regrettable it is to see our people in a state of humiliation and poverty. It is no wonder as our crippled state has become prey to corrupt individuals who devour its resources and institutions.”
He added, “Our people on the southern borders are experiencing the pressures of psychological warfare, and children are deprived of school education. You cannot imagine this bitter reality, and we refuse to be sacrificial lambs for a culture of death that has only yielded imaginary victories.”
Rahi continued, “We do not understand why the real estate departments in Mount Lebanon are closed in a bankrupt state, and we demand the Ministry of Finance to address this gross negligence.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon
Jeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed the provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to prevent further genocidal acts committed by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement today, the OIC called on all state parties to ensure the full and immediate compliance of the Israeli entity with the court’s ruling, stressing the need for the international community to assume its responsibilities towards achieving justice for the Palestinian people, providing them with international protection, and putting an end to the acts of genocide inflicted upon them.
OIC also reiterated the need to continue political and legal efforts in order to achieve a complete and comprehensive cessation of the crimes of the brutal Israeli military aggression, and all acts of genocide, including killing, displacement and destruction, committed by the Israeli occupation throughout the occupied Palestinian territory, as well as providing
immediate, adequate and sustainable humanitarian needs to the Gaza Strip.
Earlier on Friday, the ICJ issued an interim ruling that ordered six provisional measures, including for Israel to take all measures to prevent genocidal acts, prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to genocide, and take immediate and effective steps to ensure the provision of humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza
Source: Oman News Agency