Germany, Britain and France on Friday called for an “immediate” halt to Israel’s military offensive in Gaza City and condemned Israel’s strike in Qatar this week.
The foreign ministers of the three European powers said in a joint statement that “the focus must remain on reaching a permanent ceasefire, the release of all remaining hostages and flooding Gaza with aid to stop the famine.”
“We urgently call for an immediate halt to Israeli military operations in Gaza City, which are causing mass civilian displacement, civilian casualties and destruction of essential infrastructure,” they added.
“We call for the UN and humanitarian NGOs to be able to work safely and at scale across the entire Strip, including the North,” they said.
The statement said Israel’s strike Tuesday that targeted senior Hamas…