Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Call to end Gaza war is ‘wrong and dangerous’ – Israeli official

from RT

A joint call by 28 countries for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the full resumption of humanitarian aid is “wrong and dangerous” and undermines ongoing negotiations, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.

The statement – signed by more than a dozen EU nations, along with Britain, Japan, Canada, Australia, Norway, New Zealand, Switzerland, and others – warned that Gaza’s humanitarian crisis had reached intolerable levels. The foreign ministers condemned the “drip feeding of aid” and the “inhumane killing of civilians, including children” seeking food and water. Citing UN and Gaza Health Ministry figures showing over 800 Palestinians killed while seeking aid, the statement called the situation “horrifying” and urged Israel to meet its obligations under international humanitarian law.

Netanyahu’s adviser Dmitry Gendelman said the appeal sent Hamas a “wrong and dangerous message,” calling it a “delusion” that ignored the “obvious truth” that Hamas alone was blocking a ceasefire. He accused the militant group of launching the war, holding hostages, and rejecting “clear and fair” truce proposals accepted by Israel...

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