Cairo - Information Office - The work of the emergency meeting of the Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers began today, via video conference, in an extraordinary session chaired by His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the current President of the League Council.

The meeting, to be held at the request of the State of Palestine, will discuss Israeli crimes and attacks in occupied Jerusalem, Islamic and Christian holy sites, and attacks on worshipers, in addition to the brutal Israeli attacks and plans to seize the homes of Jerusalemites, especially in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in an attempt to empty the holy city of its residents and displace its people.

The meeting aims to crystallize a firm Arab position to stop these crimes and attacks.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs