Calls for a cease-fire in Gaza are growing among some of Israels allies as Israeli forces have intensified their war on Hamas British Foreign Minis
Calls for a cease-fire in Gaza are growing among some of Israel’s allies as Israeli forces have intensified their war on Hamas.
British Foreign Minister David Cameron and his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, called for a “sustainable cease-fire” in Gaza in a joint article published in Britain’s Sunday Times. ‘Israel will not win this war if its operations destroy the prospect of peaceful co-existence with Palestinians,’ they wrote.
During a visit in Israel Sunday, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna called for an ‘immediate truce’ aimed at releasing more hostages, getting larger amounts of aid into Gaza and moving toward ‘the beginning of a political solution.’
France’s Foreign Ministry earlier said an employee was killed in an Israeli strike on a home in Rafah on Wednesday. It condemned the strike, which it said killed several civilians, and demanded clarification from Israeli authorities.
Israel could also face pressure to do more to protect civilians when U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visits Monday. Washington is expressing growing unease with civilian casualties even as it provides vital military and diplomatic support to Israel.
In an appearance on ABC’s This Week, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said that there are “unacceptable high levels of civilian casualties” in Gaza and added that the U.S. is seeing “very loose rules of engagement” there. “We need to make sure that our [U.S.] values are reflected in this so long as we are providing all of this equipment,” he stressed.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan asked his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken in a call Sunday for Washington to use its influence over Israel to stop Israeli attacks on Gaza and the West Bank, a Turkish diplomatic source said.
Palestinians inspect a debris field following an Israeli raid at Kamal Adwan hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the northern Gaza Strip, Dec.
