Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, chaired the cabinet's weekly session at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Monday. At the outset of the session, the Cabinet was briefed on a report of the latest developments at the Palestinian arena, particularly the violence and attacks inflicted by Israel on the Palestinian people and cities, Israel's breach of human rights, violation of international resolutions and destruction of infrastructure. The Cabinet called on the international community to pay attention to these Israeli aggressive practices and to shoulder its political, moral and humanitarian responsibility. On Iraq, the Cabinet pursued with great concern the continual acts of violence in Iraq, and condemned these ugly acts and their danger on Iraq's unity and future, calling on the Iraqi people to stand united with their government to isolate and renounce extremists, to reconstruct Iraq and to strengthen its stability and security. As for Lebanon, the Cabinet hoped that all national Lebanese forces agree on preserving Lebanon's unity and prosperity. --More 2249 Local Time 1949 GMT
