Los Governments of the United Kingdom, France and CanadThey have urged Israel on Monday to stop the already allowing enough quantity with the threat of taking “concrete measures” of response. “We urge the Government of Israel to stop their military operations in Gaza and immediately allow the entry of humanitarian aid,” the three countries have indicated in a joint statement.
“We are frontally against the expansion of Israel’s military operations in Gaza. The level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable,” they added. The three countries have remembered that “We have always defended Israel’s right to defend the Israelis against terrorism, but this climb is totally disproportionate,”. Therefore, they have warned that “if Israel does not cease the new military offensive and lifts its restrictions on humanitarian aid, we will take additional concrete measures in response.”
They also mention Netanyahu’s announcement for the first time in eleven weeks. “Yesterday’s announcement that Israel will allow the entry of a basic amount of food in Gaza is totally inappropriate,” they denounced. Thus, they ask that the aid be distributed by the tracks established by the UN “according to humanitarian principles.” “The denial of the Israeli government of essential humanitarian aid to the civilian population is unacceptable and could mean a violation of international humanitarian law,” they have warned.
London, Ottawa and Paris have denounced the “representable speech” of members of the Israeli government who “could cause the beginning of the relocation of civilians desperate for the threat of the destruction of Gaza” and have recalled that “permanent forced displacement is a violation of international humanitarian law.” In addition, they have recognized the “suffering” of Israel for the attack of the Palestinian militias of October 7 and have asked the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) to immediately release all the hostages “so cruelly retained”.
On the other hand, the statement expresses The “opposition” of the three countries to “any attempt to expand settlements in the West Bank”. “Israel must stop settlements that are illegal and affect the viability of a Palestinian state and the security of Israelis and Palestinians. We will not hesitate to take additional measures, including directed sanctions,” they have warned.
Finally, they have supported the mediation efforts of the United States, Qatar and Egypt to achieve a high fire in Gaza. “The high fire, the liberation of all hostages and a long -term political solution are the best hope to end the agony of the kidnapped and their families, relieve the suffering of Gaza civilians, put an end to the control of Hamas over Gaza and achieve a path to the solution of the two states,” they have argued.
This solution “is the only way to achieve a lasting peace and security that both Israelis and Palestinians deserve.” “We will continue working with the Palestinian authority, our regional allies, Israel and the United States to achieve a consensus for the future of Gaza built on the Arab Plan,” they have specified. To do this, they have committed to “as a contribution to the solution of the two states” and have been willing to work with other parts to achieve this end.
“October 7 attack award”
In response, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has argued that asking for the end of the military operation in Gaza is “a grand prize” for “the genocidal attack” of October 7, 2023 and “invites new atrocities.”
“When asking Israel to end a defensive war for our survival before Hamas’s terrorists are destroyed and when asking for a Palestinian state, London’s leaders, Ottawa and Paris offer a Grand Prix for the genocidal attack against Israel on October 7 and invite more similar atrocities,” Netanyahu said in a statement released by his office.
Netanyahu emphasizes that “the war began on October 7 when the Palestinian terrorists assaulted our borders, killed 1,200 innocent people and kidnapped more than 250 innocent to take them to Gaza’s dungeons.”
Therefore, it summons “all European leaders to accept the president’s strategy (American, Donald) Trump.” “The war could end tomorrow if the remaining hostages are released, Hamas renounces weapons, their murderous leaders are exile and Gaza is demilitarized,” he argued. “No nation could accept less and Israel obviously either,” he said. “This is a war of civilization against barbarism. Israel will continue to defend itself by fair means until total victory is achieved,” he concluded.
