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EU states, UN decry resumption of Israeli aggression on Gaza

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 1 Dec 2023 16:29
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French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, attending the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai, deems the resumption of the truce as essential.

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    Palestinian mom holding her baby following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi Mosque in Gaza on Oct. 9. (AFP via GETTY IMAGES)

France regrets the end of the truce in Gaza and the resumption of the Israeli aggression on the besieged strip, emphasizing that the rupture is regrettable and brings no solution.

“Rupture of the truce is very bad news, regrettable, because it brings no solution and complicates the resolution of all questions that arise,” French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on the sidelines of the UN’s COP28 climate talks in Dubai,

Colonna, attending the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai, deems the resumption of the truce as essential.

The ceasefire resulted in the release of 80 Israeli captives, in exchange for 240 Palestinian women and children. Additionally, aid reached Gaza, despite insufficiency, knowing that approximately 80% of the population faces forced displacement and severe shortages of food, water, and other essential supplies. Apart from the truce agreement, 25 foreign national captives, predominantly Thais, were also released for nothing in return. 

“We ask that the truce be resumed. It’s necessary,” Colonna said.

“It’s essential at the same to continue to free hostages who have now been for 55 days in extremely difficult conditions, to enable more humanitarian aid to arrive, and to be able to distribute it inside the Gaza Strip where the civilian population is suffering,” she added.

In the same context, Germany's Foreign Ministry emphasized the need to intensify diplomatic efforts to reinstate the Gaza ceasefire. The statement, posted on X, underscored the importance of maintaining the humanitarian truce for the remaining captives awaiting release and the distressed population in Gaza requiring increased humanitarian assistance.

"We must do everything we can to ensure that the humanitarian ceasefire continues. Both for the remaining hostages, who have been hoping for release for weeks, and for the suffering people in Gaza who urgently need more humanitarian aid," the Ministry posted on X.

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The United Nations expressed deep regret over the resumption of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on Friday following the end of a truce.

The situation in Gaza was described as "catastrophic", amid concerns about the potential expansion of Israel's military invasion.

“I deeply regret that military operations have started again in Gaza,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on X.

The resumption of the Israeli aggression was deemed "catastrophic" by the UN's human rights chief, Volker Turk. He called for intensified efforts to achieve a ceasefire based on humanitarian and human rights considerations.

“Recent comments by Israeli political and military leaders indicating that they are planning to expand and intensify the military offensive are very troubling,” Türk added, as per AFP.

“The situation is beyond crisis point,” he stressed.

Turk urged an “immediate end to the violence, the prompt and unconditional release of all remaining hostages, the cessation of firing of indiscriminate rockets and use of explosive weapons with wide-area effects in populated areas.”

“I still hope that it will be possible to renew the pause that was established. The return to hostilities only shows how important it is to have a true humanitarian ceasefire,” he added.

The temporary truce between the Resistance in Gaza and the Israeli occupation entity, brokered by Qatar and Egypt, expired at 7:00 am Friday without any announcement of its extension.

Shortly after, "Israel" renewed its aggression across Gaza, bombing the Strip indiscriminately.

Palestinian media sources reported that more than 109 martyrs were killed as a result of the occupation aircraft bombing several areas in the Gaza Strip, including Al-Aqsa TV cameraman Abdallah Darwish who was martyred in the occupation raids on the Gaza Strip.

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