G7 Foreign Ministers call for the release of all hostages kidnapped by Hamas in Gaza

Foreign ministers G7 They called today for the release of all hostages kidnapped by the Islamic group Hamas in the lane Link and celebrated the pause in hostilities, which allowed humanitarian assistance to civilians in the Strip.

“We urge the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and ask that the exit of all foreign nationals be facilitated“said the foreign ministers of G7 in a statement published this Wednesday.

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In this text, the chancellors of the Group of Seven (Germany, Canada, U.S, France, Italy, Japan it’s him UK) emphasized “on Israel’s right to defend itself and its people, in accordance with international law, in its attempt to prevent a repeat of Israel’s attacks October 7th”.

The G7 reaction occurs a day later Hamas released ten new Israeli and two Thai hostages in what marked the fifth day of the hostage-for-prisoner exchange agreement, alongside a temporary ceasefire.

Israel, for its part, released this Tuesday 15 women and 15 children detained in Israeli prisons, in a truce process that has been mediated by Qatar It is Egypt.

In this sense, the G7 also celebrated the leadership position of these two countries, in addition to that of washingtonin conflict mediation and efforts to coordinate humanitarian assistance in the Strip during the current truce.

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“This agreement is a crucial step towards bringing back all remaining hostages and addressing the full extent of the current humanitarian crisis in the Link“, noted the G7 foreign ministers and added that”food, water, fuel and medical supplies”For civilians in Gaza.

Finally, they reaffirmed their commitment to the Palestinian State as part of the “two-state solution“, which they believe would allow Israelis and Palestinians”live in a just, lasting and secure peace”.

The G7, currently chaired by Japan, met at the beginning of November in Tokyo focused on the conflict between Israel It is Palestine and where they said the priority was “improve the humanitarian situation” and which concluded with a joint statement, which called for a humanitarian pause.

Source: Elcomercio

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