French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna expressed hope for an immediate permanent ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday.
Colonna held a joint press conference with her British counterpart David Cameron in Paris.
“For our part, what we want to see is a ceasefire as soon as possible, but it has to be a sustainable ceasefire,” Cameron said.
According to health authorities in the Gaza Strip, at least 19,453 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed in Israeli air and ground attacks on the enclave since the October 7 attack by Hamas.
Gaza’s health ministry said Monday that 19,453 Palestinians have been killed and 52,286 wounded in an Israeli assault on the Hamas-ruled enclave in more than two months of war.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to achieve total victory over Hamas, whose fighters killed 1,200 people and took 240 hostages in a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, according to Israeli reports.
Israel’s increasing retaliation against Hamas has raised concerns among governments and international organizations over the number of civilian deaths, hunger and homelessness.
At least 19,453 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, the Ministry of Health announced today.
Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told a news conference that 52,286 people were injured.
Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip from the air and from the ground, imposed a siege and launched a ground offensive in retaliation for a cross-border attack by Hamas on October 7.
About 1,200 Israelis are believed to have been killed in the Hamas attack.
