France, Germany and Britain support ceasefire in Gaza, but Israeli attacks continue Trending Global News

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain said on Monday that talks on a ceasefire in Gaza could not be delayed any longer.

The leaders of these countries have supported the demand for the return of prisoners held by Hamas and the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid.

Ceasefire efforts are in place, but Israel’s deadly attacks on Gaza continue. Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Monday that 107 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 48 hours.

According to the British news agency Reuters, at least 39 thousand 897 Palestinian citizens have died and 92 thousand 152 have been injured in the Israeli military attack on Gaza since October 7.

About 100 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school compound in Gaza City, Gaza’s Civil Emergency Service said on Saturday.

Meanwhile, according to the Associated Press (AP), in a joint statement on Monday, the leaders of the three countries supported the latest efforts by the United States, Qatar and Egypt to reach an agreement to end the 10-month-long Israeli aggression. .

Mediators spent months trying to persuade the parties to a three-phase plan under which Hamas would release remaining Israeli prisoners in exchange for the release of Palestinians held by Israel on October 7. Made while Israel withdraws from Gaza.

According to the statement: ‘The fighting must end now and all prisoners held by Hamas must be released. The people of Gaza need immediate and uninterrupted aid delivery and distribution.’

The statement is signed by French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Schulz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The statement also urged Iran and its allies to avoid any retaliatory strikes that would further escalate regional tensions after the killings of two senior militants in Beirut and Tehran last month.

Airlines, on the other hand, are extending the suspension of flights to and from the Middle East as they prepare for possible retaliation by Iran and Hezbollah in response to recent Israeli attacks.

Germany’s Lufthansa Group, which includes airlines from Australia and Switzerland, said on Monday that its flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut and Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan would remain suspended until August 21.

Air France has said it has suspended its flights between Paris and Beirut, as well as extending the suspension of flights by its subsidiary Transavia France until Wednesday, August 14, due to the security situation in Lebanon.

Air France suspended flights to Beirut on July 29.

Irish airline Ryanair has said it is canceling all flights to and from Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv from Tuesday until August 26.