President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for an immediate end to Israeli aggression in Gaza, stressing that the ongoing conflict in Palestine has caused “immeasurable suffering” and must be resolved for the sake of peace and justice.

He made the call at the extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh on Monday, which was convened to address the ongoing crisis in the region.

Addressing the summit, President Tinubu reiterated Nigeria’s long-standing support for a two-state solution, where both Israelis and Palestinians can live in peace, security, and dignity.

“The conflict in Palestine has persisted for far too long, inflicting immeasurable suffering on countless lives,” President Tinubu said.

“As representatives of nations that value justice, dignity, and the sanctity of human life, we have a moral obligation to collectively bring about an immediate end to this conflict,” he added.

Tinubu condemned Israeli actions in Gaza, emphasizing that no political aim, military strategy, or security concern should come at the expense of innocent civilian lives.

He called for global efforts to end the aggression and ensure the protection of civilians, reminding the summit that self-defence must be proportional and under international law.

“In a rules-based international order, States have the right to self-defence, but self-defense must take proportionality into account, in line with global legal, diplomatic – and moral – frameworks.

“An entire civilian population, their dreams and futures, cannot be dismissed as collateral,” he stated.