Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho arrived in Israel this morning for a two-day visit to the Middle East region, the day a humanitarian truce began. In statements to RTP, the head of Portuguese diplomacy reiterated “Israel’s right to defend its citizens and its territory”, but warned that “there cannot be human lives more valuable than others.”
“What I will have the opportunity to say to my colleague, who I will meet here, is that, first of all, Portugal stands in solidarity with the Hamas terrorist attacks. Portugal obviously defends Israel’s right to protect its citizens and its territory “, he defended. the minister
The head of Portuguese diplomacy also emphasizes that, “at the same time, there was an unbearable level of civilian casualties in Gaza”, with the intention of conveying to his Israeli counterpart “that the humanitarian ceasefire that is currently being applied must continue” .
João Gomes Cravinho maintains that it is essential to “safeguard human lives” even for the future security of Israel
“Every human life is sacred. There can be no human lives that are more valuable than others. We must try to safeguard human lives, even for the sake of Israel’s future security. Although a military operation is necessary, we must not have “The illusion that the problems we are experiencing have a military solution. On the contrary, the solution can only be political.”
“Two State” Solution
“We know that Gaza must be part of the two-state solution, it must be part of a future Palestine and the way Gaza is administered must be different than it was in the past,” the Foreign Minister said upon his arrival. In Israel.
Source: TSF
