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Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations expressed support for “humanitarian pauses” in the Israel-Gaza war that would allow aid to get into the besieged enclave and help hostages and foreign citizens to leave, as the conflict enters its second month.
The statement from the G7 foreign ministers comes amid growing calls for a ceasefire as the conflict continues to escalate.
“We stress the need for urgent action to address the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Gaza,” the ministers said in the statement, which was released following a meeting in Japan.
“All parties must allow unimpeded humanitarian support for civilians, including food, water, medical care, fuel and shelter, and access for humanitarian workers.”
More than 10,500 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry, since Israel declared war following an attack by Hamas on October 7 in which militants killed more than 1,400 people and kidnapped about 240.
In the statement, top diplomats from Japan, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the US also expressed concern over settler violence in the occupied West Bank.
“The rise in extremist settler violence committed against Palestinians is unacceptable, undermines security in the West Bank and threatens prospects for a lasting peace,” the foreign ministers said.
Since October 7, the UN has recorded more than 170 instances of settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank. In some instances, whole communities have been forced to flee their homes.
In addition, the G7 members reiterated their support for a “two-state solution” to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
“The G7 members are committed to working closely with partners to prepare sustainable long-term solutions for Gaza and a return to a broader peace process in line with the internationally agreed parameters,” they said.
“We underscore that a two-state solution, which envisions Israel and a viable Palestinian state living side by side in peace, security and mutual recognition remains the only path to a just, lasting and secure peace.”
Israel Gaza war one month on - in pictures
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A girl stands by the rubble outside a building that was hit by Israeli bombardment in Rafah, Gaza. AFP -
Thick smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on Gaza city. Reuters -
Palestinians watch rescue efforts following an Israeli strike on the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza. AFP -
Kibbutz Nir Oz resident Hadas Kalderon, whose children were taken hostage breaks down. Her mother and niece were also killed. Getty Images -
Image grab from a video released by Hamas shows three Israeli women held hostage in Gaza. AP -
President Biden is welcomed by Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu, as he visits Israel. Reuters -
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs the International Zone after meeting Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani in Baghdad. Reuters -
Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing. AP -
A Palestinian woman walks past tents after fleeing their homes amid Israeli strikes. Many opted to take shelter in a tent camp at a UN-run centre. Reuters -
Palestinians, who have fled their homes due to Israeli strikes take shelter in a UN-run school. Reuters -
A Palestinian man stirs one of several large cooking pots simmering on wooden fires due to the lack of cooking gas. AFP -
A child is recovered from the rubble of a residential building levelled in an Israeli air strike, in Khan Younis. EPA -
Rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel following Israeli air strikes on Gaza city. AP -
Smoke rises across Gaza as the Israeli army conducts air attacks. Reuters -
A Palestinian man surveys a destroyed area after Israeli air strikes in Gaza city. EPA -
A wounded Palestinian woman and her child are wheeled into the Nasser hospital following Israeli strikes in Khan Younis. AFP -
Palestinians wait to collect the bodies of their relatives outside the Nasser Hospital. AFP -
Palestinians who were killed are buried in Rafah, Gaza. Reuters -
A Palestinian child is treated in Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah. AP -
A man mourns as bodies are returned to relatives for burial. Reuters -
Wounded Palestinians lie on the floor in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza city after arriving from al-Ahli Hospital following an explosion there. AP -
A doctor at Al Ahli Hospital after an air strike in Gaza city. EPA -
People head to Place de la Republique for a pro-Palestinian protest in Paris. Reuters -
Members of the Jewish community and supporters of Israel attend a rally in New York calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas. AFP -
A man waves a Palestinian flag from atop Neptune Fountain during a "Freedom for Palestine" protest at Alexanderplatz in Berlin. Getty Images -
The scene of destruction at Al Ahli hospital after an air strike in Gaza city. EPA -
Debris of Orthodox Cultural Centre at Tel Al Hawa after it was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza city. Reuters -
Palestinians collect water with their carts from a water desalination plant, amid water shortages. Reuters -
A view of Gaza amid widespread power cuts after the main power plant ran out of fuel and shut down. Reuters -
Al-Shifa Hospital following an Israeli air strike at Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza city. Reuters -
Palestinians flee following an Israeli air strike in Gaza. EPA -
Scores of injured people were taken to Al-Shifa Hospital following an Israeli air strike on Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza city. Reuters -
A Palestinian man walks amid the rubble of buildings hit in Israeli air strikes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP -
Palestinians search for casualties at the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Jabalia refugee camp. Reuters -
An injured man in front of a smouldering building in the aftermath of an Israeli strike. AFP -
Palestinians gather during the funeral of several men killed during an overnight raid by the Israeli army at the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. AFP -
A screen grab shows Hamas targeting Israeli tanks. Reuters
