Sharjah24 – AFP: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas calls for an emergency summit of Arab leaders to "stop this brutal aggression against our Palestinian people" after Israel said its war with Hamas had entered a "new phase" as the army relentlessly pounded Gaza, three weeks into a conflict sparked by the deadliest attack in the country's history.
Commenting on this, Mahmud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority said, "I call on the brothers, the leaders of the Arab states, to hold an emergency summit to stop this brutal aggression against our Palestinian people and our cause, to face the regional and global challenges and to do everything possible to enable our people to stay in their land."