On March 25, the UN Security Council finally took responsibility and called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. This is an important step that must be fully implemented without delay.
In light of the intolerable human suffering caused by the war, the leaders of Egypt, France and Jordan call for the immediate and unconditional implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2728. We emphasize the urgent need to achieve a durable ceasefire. Gaza.
We underline the urgency of implementing the Security Council’s demands for the immediate release of all hostages, and reiterate our support for the Egypt-, Qatar- and US-brokered ceasefire and negotiations covering hostages and detainees. confirm.
We call on all parties to comply with all relevant UN Security Council resolutions and reiterate the dangerous consequences of the Israeli attack on Rafah, where approximately 1.5 million Palestinian civilians have taken refuge. Warn about. Such attacks would only cause further death and suffering, increase the risk and consequences of mass displacement of Gazans, and pose the threat of regional escalation. We reiterate that we respect all lives equally. We condemn all violations and abuses of international humanitarian law, including all acts of violence, acts of terrorism and indiscriminate attacks against civilians. Protecting civilians is a fundamental legal obligation for all parties and a cornerstone of international humanitarian law. Violation of this obligation is strictly prohibited.
Palestinians in Gaza no longer face only the risk of starvation; starvation has already begun. There is an urgent need to significantly scale up the provision and distribution of humanitarian assistance. This is a core requirement of UN Security Council resolutions 2720 and 2728, which emphasize the urgent need to scale up aid provision.
United Nations agencies and humanitarian organizations, including the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, are playing a key role in relief efforts in Gaza. They must be protected and allowed full access, including in the northern Gaza Strip. We condemn the killings of humanitarian aid workers, most recently the attack on the World Central Kitchen aid convoy.
According to international law, Israel is obligated to ensure the flow of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian population, but it is failing to meet that responsibility. We reiterate the Security Council’s call for Israel to remove barriers to humanitarian assistance and to immediately facilitate humanitarian assistance through all transit points, including direct land and sea routes from the northern Gaza Strip and Jordan. express
We, the leaders of Egypt, France and Jordan, are determined to continue to intensify our efforts to meet the humanitarian, medical and health needs of civilians in Gaza, working closely with the United Nations system and regional partners. .
Finally, we underline the urgency of restoring hope for peace and security to all people in the region, primarily Palestinians and Israelis. We underline our determination to continue working together to avoid further regional spillover and call on all parties to refrain from escalatory actions. We call for an end to all unilateral measures, including settlement activities and land confiscation. We also call on Israel to prevent settler violence.
We emphasize the need to respect the historical and legal status of the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and the role of the Jordanian waqf under Hashemite control.
We underline our determination to intensify our joint efforts to effectively bring about a two-state solution. Establishing an independent and sovereign Palestinian state based on a two-state solution and coexisting with Israel in peace and security, in accordance with international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions, is the only way to achieve true achievement. It is. peace. The Security Council must play its part in decisively reopening this horizon for peace.
