Brunam minister says Palestinians deserve statehood, calls out Gaza suffering

Prince Abdul Matin said the Palestinian people have waited "for generations" for justice, statehood and dignity and that they "cannot be asked to wait indefinitely for rights that are already theirs." He pressed for addressing the root causes of conflict, not merely managing its consequences, as essential to any lasting peace.

"In Gaza, the scale of human suffering and destruction is intolerable," he said, adding that civilians including children, medics, journalists, humanitarian workers and United Nations personnel have lost their lives while carrying out duties. He called for realization of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and "an independent state of Palestine based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital."