President Abbas chairs a meeting of the heads of the security services in Ramallah

RAMALLAH: President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday evening chaired a meeting of the heads of the security services at the presidential headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. During the meeting, which was held in the presence of Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and Assistant Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Palestinian Security Forces (PASF) Lieutenant General Ismail Jabr, President Abbas listened to reports of the heads of the security services on the Security Institution's efforts aimed at maintaining security and public order. He issued instructions to the heads of the security services to step up the measures for maintaining security and public order, implement rule of law so as to ensure the dignity of Palestinian citizens, while commending the Security Institution's efforts under such harsh circumstances. He discussed the PLO Executive Committee's plan to help halt the ongoing Israeli genocidal aggression on the Gaza Strip in line with his initiative to visit the Strip along with other members of th e leadership. Israel has proceeded with its genocidal offensive on the war-torn Strip in complete disregard of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered Israel in a legally binding decision to halt its military offensive in Rafah, which may violate its obligations under the Genocide Convention. Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza since October 7, killing at least 40,223 Palestinians and injuring over 92,981 others. Moreover, at least 10,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip. Palestinian and international organizations say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children. The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from all over the Gaza Strip, with the vast majority of the displaced forced into the densely crowded southern city of Rafah near the border with Egypt - in what has become Palestine's largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba. Sourc e: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA