Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, the United Arab Emirates' ambassador to the United Nations, stood firm on Monday in defending her country's decision to maintain ties with Israel despite growing concerns over its conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Lana Zaki Nusseibeh
Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, the United Arab Emirates' ambassador to the United Nations, stood firm on Monday in defending her country's decision to maintain ties with Israel despite growing concerns over its conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The UAE, which normalized relations with Israel in 2020 as part of the Abraham Accords negotiated by the United States, has expressed solidarity with Gazans since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas on October 7. However, they have faced criticism for their relationship with the Israeli state.
At the summit of world governments in Dubai, an annual event bringing together business and political figures, Mrs. Nusseibeh stated, 'Through this cooperation, we have a field hospital in Gaza and a maritime hospital that docks in the port of Al-Arish, Egypt.'"
"For the people of Gaza, this is not enough. What we need is a humanitarian ceasefire and a two-state solution," she added. "Will we achieve it by talking to those who agree with us? No. We will achieve it by talking to those who disagree with us, and the United Arab Emirates will always be proud to do so."
In recent days, the UAE, along with several other Gulf Arab states, has joined in warning Israel against launching an offensive in Rafah, Gaza Strip, where around 1.4 million people have sought refuge.
The Israeli military revealed Sunday that Ayman Mohammad Ghazali, the man who carried out a deadly attack on a Detroit-area synagogue, was the brother of a Hezbollah anti-tank missile unit commander eliminated by an Israeli airstrike just days earlier.
Israel's foreign minister on Sunday denied reports that Israel could soon hold direct talks with Lebanon and rejected claims it had told the United States it was running low on interceptors.
Iran's military announced Sunday it had conducted drone strikes targeting key Israeli security installations - including the elite Lahav 433 unit and a satellite communications center - according to an official communiqué relayed by state news agency IRNA.
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