THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has condemned the action by Israel in unleashing a reign of terror on the Palestinian people from both air and sea.

“So far, over 300 Palestinian lives have been lost not to mention the hundreds more who were seriously injured since the conflict began about two weeks ago,” the PPP said in a statement on Sunday. It added that thousands were forced to abandon their homes and seek refuge in the U.N. Gaza office.

According to the PPP, the most recent decision taken by Israel to launch a ground offensive in GAZA would only exacerbate an already tense situation leading to more deaths of innocent people including women and children, not to mention the climate of fear and terror that has been generated as a result of the bombings.

The PPP calls on Israel to immediately cease all attacks against the Palestinian people and end forthwith its acts of provocation including the construction of housing schemes on Palestinian lands on territories seized by Israel.

“The democratic wishes of the Palestinian people must be respected and any discussion on the way forward must take into account the full involvement of the elected representatives of the Palestinian people regardless of how such representatives may be perceived by Israel or the United States,” the PPP stated.

The PPP further calls on the United States to do much more in terms of putting pressure on Israel to stop its “bullying tactics” against the Palestinian people.

In this regard, the Party calls on the United Nations Security Council to immediately intervene in the crisis situation by demanding an immediate and unconditional halt to hostilities and also for a comprehensive and lasting resolution to the conflict which must take into account the legitimate demands of the Palestinian people for the return of all Palestinian lands seized by Israel.