On Friday in a joint statement Australia, Canada and New Zealand, stressed the need for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza, calling the situation over here catastrophic.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and New Zealand’s PM Christopher Luxon issued the statement on the need for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and the risk of expanded conflict between Hizballah and Israel.
The statement read, ‘The situation in Gaza is catastrophic. The human suffering is unacceptable. It cannot continue’. They further stressed that Hamas must lay down its arms and release all hostages, adding that they do not see any role for Hamas in the future governance of Gaza.
‘We remain unequivocal in our condemnation of Hamas for the atrocities of October 7 and ongoing acts of terror. Hamas must lay down its arms and release all hostages. We see no role for Hamas in the future governance of Gaza’, they stated.
Emphasising that Israel must listen to the concerns of the international community, the leaders said that the protection of civilians is paramount and a requirement under international humanitarian law. They said, ‘Palestinian civilians cannot be made to pay the price of defeating Hamas. It must end’.
They said that an immediate ceasefire is desperately needed, adding that civilians must be protected, and that a sustained increase in the flow of assistance throughout Gaza is needed to address the humanitarian situation.
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