France Pushes Security Council Resolution Urging Ceasefire Between Israel and Palestine

"'Includes All Criteria for the 'Two-Nation Solution'"

France is pushing for a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Palestine.

Foreign Ministers of France, Egypt, and Jordan (from right) hold a joint press conference on the 30th (local time) [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to AFP on the 30th (local time), French Foreign Minister St?phane S?journ? announced at a joint press conference held in Cairo, Egypt, with the foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan that the French government will submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council for a political solution to the war in the Gaza Strip.

He explained that the draft resolution will include all criteria for a two-state solution. The two-state solution envisions Israel and Palestine recognizing each other as independent states through an agreement and coexisting peacefully. Western countries such as the United States, France, and the United Kingdom, as well as China and Russia, have long supported this approach.

However, the far-right and ultra-Orthodox Jewish government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel maintains its opposition to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. The Security Council adopted a resolution on the 25th demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages, marking the first such resolution since the outbreak of the conflict. However, the UN Israel mission immediately opposed the French-led Security Council resolution, calling it "playing into Hamas's hands and rewarding terrorism."

At the joint press conference, the foreign ministers of France, Egypt, and Jordan called for an immediate permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip war and the release of all hostages held by Hamas.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry demanded that Israel open land routes into the Gaza Strip for humanitarian aid, stating, "The Gaza Strip can no longer endure destruction and humanitarian suffering."

Meanwhile, according to major foreign media, ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas are scheduled to resume in Cairo on the 31st.

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