The leaders reiterated their support for Israel against Hamas and insisted on protecting civilians

MADRID, October 23 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The United States, Canada, France, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom celebrated this Sunday the announcement of the entry of the first humanitarian convoy into the Gaza Strip, which is in a humanitarian crisis due to the Israeli siege and constant bombardment by Israel. Israeli Army.

President of the United States, Joe Biden; Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau; French President, Emmanuel Macron; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni; and Prime Minister of Canada, UK, Rishi Sunak; (…) welcomes the announcement of the first humanitarian convoy to reach Palestinians in need in Gaza,” read a statement from the White House.

Additionally, they reiterated their support for Israel and its “right to defend itself from terrorism” while calling for respect for International Humanitarian Law and the protection of civilians.

On the other hand, they committed to coordinating with their regional partners to “guarantee sustainable and safe access to food, water, medical care and other assistance necessary to meet humanitarian needs”, to prevent widespread conflict, to find a political solution. and to support its citizens who want to leave Gaza.

The leaders also praised the release of two hostages by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and called for the rescue of the remaining nearly 200 hostages.

Meanwhile, Biden reported that he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with whom he discussed the release of the other hostages.

“I have expressed my gratitude for Israel’s support for the release of the two American hostages, Prime Minister Netanyahu and I discussed the efforts being made to secure the release of all hostages still being held by Hamas,” he wrote on the X social network account, formerly Twitter.

Trudeau has emphasized on social media that in the meeting they spoke “about the humanitarian needs of Palestinians in Gaza” and their commitment to “maintaining close diplomatic coordination (…) to ensure that civilians receive food, water and assistance.” emergency medical.”