The GCC Secretary General reiterated the Council"s states" principal and firm stance of support to the Palestinian legitimate rights, rejecting the repeated Israeli aggressions on the Palestinian people. He called on the international community, particularly the Security Council, to shoulder its responsibilities and exercise due pressure on Israel to halt its aggressive operations against the Palestinian people. Al-Atiyyah believed that a firm international response towards Israel is a necessary condition for the international community to achieve comprehensive and just peace that would restore the legitimate rights of Palestinian people, deter the aggressors and stop the series of Israeli terrorism that feeds on the international community"s silence and the double-standard policies, according to Qatar News Agency (QNA). --SPA 14:37 LOCAL TIME 11:37 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/736058