TOKYO: As calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict grow, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Japan on Tuesday( Nov. 7 ) to meet with Group of Seven ( G7 ) foreign ministers.
Following his most recent whirlwind tour of the Middle East, Blinken arrived in Tokyo for the two weeks of debate without making any open remarks.
Since October 7, when Hamas insurgents launched an attack that left 1, 400 dying in Israel, the Israeli government has been relentlessly bombarding Gaza, with the majority of the victims being residents, according to Israeli government.
The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 10,000 people, including more than 4, 000 babies, according to the Hamas-run health department.
Despite Washington’s calls for stops in the battle, the US, a crucial supporter of Israel, has resisted calling for an end to the conflict, insisting that Israel has the right to listen.
Blinken claimed that Washington was” working very forcefully” to increase support for trapped civilians in Türkiye on Monday.
Without going into specifics, Blinken continued,” I think we will see in the times ahead that the help you develop in significant methods.”
The possibility of” military interruptions” was discussed by US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, according to the White House.
However, Netanyahu vowed on Monday that the conflict to kill Hamas would not be abandoned.
Last month, France was the only G7 member to support a resolution from the UN General Assembly calling for an fast” charitable peace.”
While Japan, Britain, Italy, Germany, and Canada all abstained, the United States cast a no vote.
The meeting had explore” the need to respond to the needs of human populations in Gaza and to regard international humanitarian law ,” according to a statement from France that announced Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna’s attendance in Tokyo.
Colonna” does reiterate our criticism of Hamas’ criminal actions and the necessity of releasing the hostages ,” the statement continued.
The G7 do” explain how we can achieve charitable stops up to reduce the suffering of the people in Gaza ,” according to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
” For me, it is obvious that the brutal attacks of October 7 by Hamas terrorists have caused Israel and the Palestinian human population in Gaza unimaginable suffering.” She continued,” Hamas may be allowed to decide what will happen to the people in the Gaza Strip.
Any joint G7 call for a humanitarian truce would be” without binding language and in general terms ,” according to Foundation for Strategic Research( FRS ) Valerie Niquet.