G7 foreign ministers on Wednesday called for a humanitarian pause in Gaza, with a view to facilitating the creation of a secure corridor allowing the immediate access of aid.
According to AP, representatives of the Group of Seven Major Industrial Democracies announced a common position on the war between Israel and Hamas after intensive meetings in Tokyo.
Diplomats condemned Hamas, supported Israel’s right to self-defense and called for “humanitarian pauses” to speed aid to Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement, the G7 sought to balance criticism of Hamas’ attacks on Israel called for “urgent action” to help civilians in the besieged Palestinian enclave who need food, water, medical care and shelter.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the foreign ministers of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Italy stressed that they “support humanitarian pauses to support urgently needed aid, the movement of civilians and the release of hostages.” ease.”
At the Tokyo summit, ministers pledged to do everything possible to prevent the worsening and expansion of the “conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.”
Japanese representative Yoko Kamikawa said The G7 also condemned the “terrorist attacks” by Hamas and “other groups”.
According to Kamikawa, the G7 diplomacy chiefs called for the “immediate release of the Hamas hostages” and called for respect for international law and commitment “to the search for a lasting and stable solution in Gaza.”
While the diplomats were in central Tokyo, the United Nations said thousands of Palestinians fled south from Gaza on foot with only what they could carry after running out of food and water in the north of the enclave.
Israel said troops were fighting Hamas militants in Gaza City, where about 650,000 people lived before the war and where Hamas has a central command and a vast maze of tunnels, according to the Israeli military.
Source: DN
