On Saturday, the foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan again demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages taken by Palestinian fighters. The trio spoke about it at a joint press conference in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said that the French government intends to present a political solution to the war in the UN Security Council. According to him, the draft contains criteria for the two-state model, which the international community has long supported but which Benjamin Netanyahu led by the Israeli government opposes.
In addition, Safadi said the Israeli government made a political decision to use starvation as a weapon. The ministerial trio also reiterated their governments’ support for UNRWA, the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees. The organization’s funding has been in crisis since Israel accused some of its employees of having been involved in an attack by extremist organization Hamas last October. “Israel is not only starving the Palestinians but wants to kill
