Pedro Sánchez telephoned the Prime Minister of Israel, Beniamin Netanyahu, late this Sunday afternoon, to whom he directly conveyed the urgent need to apply a “humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza, in line with the demand of the United Nations. , to guarantee the protection of civilians in this enclave and that humanitarian aid can reach the population “in a sufficient and sustained manner.”
The acting head of the Executive, and acting president of the Council of the EU, has conveyed to his Israeli counterpart his condemnation of the terrorist attacks by Hamas and has defended Israel’s right to self-defense, without exceeding “the limits of international law.” and humanitarian.” “I have reiterated my solidarity with the families of the victims,” said Sánchez himself, who has insisted that the hostages in the hands of Hamas, Israelis and other nationalities – among them, the Spaniard Iván Illarramendi – “must be released immediately and without conditions.”
“We must prevent the conflict from spreading to the rest of the region,” the Spanish president reiterated, given the escalation of violence that could occur in other Middle Eastern countries.
Sánchez has defended before Netanyahu the need to address “a definitive solution for peace, based on the solution of two States, Israel and Palestine, that coexist in peace and security.”
The call to Netanyahu this Sunday occurred after Sánchez met on Saturday with the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmud Abbas, taking advantage of the attendance of both at the summit held in Cairo, to evaluate the conflict between Israel and Hamas and its consequences in the Gaza Strip and throughout the region.
Pedro Sánchez also plans to hold two meetings this Monday morning at the Moncloa Palace with representatives of the Jewish and Muslim community in Spain, together with the acting Minister of the Presidency, Félix Bolaños.
