The ambassadors in Israel of USA, Germany y United Kingdom They requested this Wednesday that the summit to be held tomorrow in Doha to try to relaunch negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza be concluded with an agreement, which they described as “urgent” for the stability of the region.
“The suffering of families is reason enough to be here, simply in the name of humanity, but it is extremely urgent, because it is also part of the issue of maintaining some stability in this region.”said the American ambassador, Jack Lewat a press conference in Tel Aviv.
The representatives went to the headquarters of the forum representing the families of the Israeli hostages who are still held captive in the enclave 10 months later, who also called for a protest tomorrow in Tel Aviv to demand a ceasefire agreement that would free their loved ones.
The demonstration, dubbed as «Last chance march»will take place while negotiators USA, Qatar, Egypt e Israel meet in Doha and with added pressure from Iran’s possible retaliatory strike for the assassination of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh.
The American president, Joe Bidenalready announced yesterday that he hopes for a truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza deter the Islamic Republic from attacking.
Lew, the US ambassador to Israel, said a ceasefire agreement would open “a path to talks to find a diplomatic solution in the north,” referring to the daily rocket exchange between Israel and Hezbollaha Lebanese group allied with Iran.
The German ambassador, Steffen Seibertstressed that this is “a special and potentially decisive week.” “It is time to reach an agreement to get the hostages out, put a ceasefire into effect and introduce the necessary aid” to the Palestinian enclave, he added.
His British colleague, Simon Waltersfocused on the suffering of the hostages’ families, and made it clear that “there can be no further delay.”
After more than ten months of fighting, the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip has already left almost 40,000 dead and more than 92,000 wounded, with around 10,000 missing, according to the latest figures from the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health.
Gazans, under constant evacuation orders, are crammed into half-destroyed towns or overcrowded tent camps, under shelling and piles of rubble and garbage, with little access to running water, electricity or basic hygiene services.
The current war began after a Hamas attack that left some 1,200 dead in Israel and 251 kidnapped, of whom 111 are still in Gaza (at least 39 of them confirmed dead by the Israeli authorities). EFE (I)
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