He described the recent Israeli attacks on the infrastructure of Gaza, saying "the Israeli war has targeted first and foremost the livelihoods of my people, its infrastructure and its future, as well as the future of its Palestinian state for which we have long worked together and for the establishment of which we are still working".
Tas janvārī aicināja abas naidīgās puses nekavējoties pārtraukt uguni, nosodīja Izraēlas neproporcionālo spēka pielietojumu un Hamas raidītās raķetes.