Geneva conference for protecting Palestinian civilians in occupied lands meets today

It was finally decided to convene the conference of Geneva Convention signatory states on protecting civilians in the Palestinian territories despite attempts made by the U.S.A and Israel to delay convening or to cancel the conference.

Kassem El-Masri, assistant Egyptian foreign minister for international relations, said the conference on protecting and dealing with the Palestinians in war and under occupation with the attendance of most of United Nations' countries, and the reservation of U.S.A., Israel and Australia that the conference will discuss in detail the Palestinian positions and the possibility of applying conditions and items of the international agreement on the Palestinian lands, including Jerusalem.

El-Masri said the Geneva conference will issue a concluding statement in which it will ask for Israel's commitment to applying legal procedures to protect Palestinian civilians and that the conference will present a report to the United Nations and its secretary general to urge it to protect those civilians.