The Minister of Foreign Affairs affirmed this Monday that Portugal supports the call of the European Union (EU), which should be supported by European leaders, for a Humanitarian pause in the Gaza Stripalthough I would prefer a request for humanitarian ceasefire. However, he stressed that it is necessary humanitarian aid for the population of Gaza gathered a “very broad consensus” among their counterparts in the European Union.
“Concern that we transform this moment into a dynamic of peace, in which the international community returns to the problem of finding a long-term solution which must be a two-state solution, Israel and Palestine, with mutual recognition in relation to peace … and the security of each one. It is necessary to make all diplomatic efforts to avoid the possibility of spread to other countries in the region,” Gomes Cravinho revealed as he left the meeting in Luxembourg.
In addition to the Middle East, the meeting discussed war in ukraine and also on this topic there was “a lot of consensus”about the need for Don’t “lose focus” in a challenge “of the greatest geostrategic importance” for Europe.
“Today is no less than a few weeks ago, before the crisis in the Middle East. It remains vital that we give our support to Ukraine and talk about the various mechanisms that this entails, particularly in relation to the eighth tranche of the European support mechanism to peace,” added the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Islamist group Hamas launched on October 7 a surprise attack on southern Israel with the launch of thousands of rockets and the incursion of armed militiamen, carried out by two hundreds of hostages.
In response, Israel declared war on Hamas, a movement that has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007 and is classified as terrorist by the European Union and the United States, bombing several of the group’s infrastructure in the Gaza Strip and imposing a total siege. to the territory with a cut in the supply of water, fuel and electricity.
The conflict has already caused thousands of dead and injuredbetween military and civilians, in both territories.
Source: TSF
