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Former Moroccan Prime Minister and Secretary-General of the Justice and Development Party, Abdelilah Benkirane, on Saturday described Israel as “aggressive and brutal”, Anadolu Agency reported.
Benkirane made the remarks during a speech at the party’s General Secretariat meeting in Rabat.
“Israel is an aggressive and brutal state, unacceptable, with which no communication or cooperation is appropriate,” the former prime minister said.
“What Israel has done, he added, in recent stages [attacks] has led to the Al-Aqsa Flood, and what it is doing against the Palestinians may lead to its retreat and demise,” he added in reference to the Palestinian resistance’s operations against the occupation state.
Benkirane expressed admiration for the resistance factions and the Palestinian people. He said that they achieved remarkable feats, which will be remembered for a long time.
Benkirane praised what he called the “legendary and remarkable steadfastness of the Palestinians and the resistance in Gaza,” adding: “I am sad by the suffering in Gaza.”
He urged Arab governments to “stop betting on Israel as a powerful state and to correct their stance.”
For nine months, Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza with US support, resulting in more than 125,000 Palestinian casualties, most of whom are women and children Over 10,000 are missing amidst the vast destruction and famine.
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