The war on Gaza has been going on for more than two months amid declining international support for Israel (Reuters)
The prime ministers of Canada, Australia and New Zealand said in a joint statement on Tuesday that they support urgent international efforts to achieve a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, stressing their support for the Palestinians' right to self-determination.
The prime ministers expressed concern about the shrinking safe space for civilians in Gaza, and stressed that the continued suffering of all Palestinian civilians cannot be the price of defeating the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
They added that the ceasefire in the Strip cannot be unilateral, demanding that Hamas release all its detainees, and stressed their opposition to any reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, reducing its area or imposing forced displacement of Palestinians.
This comes after US President Joe Biden said today that Israel is losing international support as a result of its indiscriminate bombardment of the Gaza Strip, which killed thousands of civilians.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has begun to gradually sharpen his tone as the number of martyrs in Israel's ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip mounts, saying last month that "the killing of women, children and infants in the Palestinian Strip must stop."
For his part, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in early November that the international community will not accept the killing of civilians in the Gaza Strip, within the framework of Israel's self-defense, stressing that war has rules.
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins called on Israel on October 25 to act in accordance with international law and provide food, water and medicine to civilians in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has continued since October 7, amid declining international support for Israel as a result of the dramatic rise in the number of war casualties.
Source: Agencies