The Cuban government reported this Sunday that it maintains “close contact” with the island’s citizens residing in Palestine.
“Cuba maintains close contact with Cubans residing in Palestine in order to provide them with due consular attention,” wrote Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla on his X (Twitter) account.
Desde #Cuba y @EmbaCubaEgipto mantenemos estrecho contacto con los cubanos residentes en Palestina para brindar la debida atención consular.
Hasta la fecha, 1 cubana y sus familiares se mantienen en su residencia en Gaza, mientras otras 4 cubanas se encuentran en Cisjordania.
— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) October 15, 2023
Rodríguez said that “to date, a Cuban woman and her relatives remain in their residence in Gaza, while four other Cuban women are in the West Bank.”
No type of information regarding the Cuban community in Israel has been released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
About humanitarian aid
The Foreign Ministry demanded in a statement this Sunday that the entry of humanitarian aid be facilitated “immediately” to Gaza as well as the “urgent” ceasefire after the war declared by Israel in response to the attacks by the Islamist group Hamas a week ago.
In the second reaction after the restart of the conflict, Cuba condemns “the destruction of homes, hospitals and civil infrastructure, as well as the deprivation of water, electricity and fuel to the population of Gaza.”
Likewise, it rejected “the death of civilians and innocent people from all parties involved in this conflict, without differentiating ethnicity, nationality or religious faith.”
Last week, the Foreign Ministry issued a brief statement reiterating its support for a “comprehensive, fair and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on the creation of two States.”
The new escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine erupted after the surprise attack by the Islamist group Hamas from the Gaza Strip against Israel and the military response ordered by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, which has generated global condemnation and a call for dialogue to prevent a dangerous rise in violence in the Middle East.
EFE/OnCuba
