By Quds News Network
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Twenty-five countries, including the United Kingdom, have called on Israel to immediately lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid entering Gaza. In a joint statement released Monday, the governments also condemned any attempt to forcibly change the demographics of the occupied Palestinian territories.
The statement said, “The Israeli government’s aid delivery model is dangerous, fuels instability and deprives Gazans of human dignity.”
The signatories denounced the slow delivery of aid and the killing of civilians, including children. They urged Israel to allow the full and unrestricted flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza without delay.
The statement described the killing of more than 800 Palestinians while seeking aid in Gaza as “horrifying”. It criticized Israel’s current method of distributing aid, calling it “dangerous” and a source of further instability.
According to the statement, suffering in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels. It also stressed that UN agencies and humanitarian groups must be allowed to operate freely in the territory.
The 25 nations also strongly opposed any plan to move Palestinians within Gaza or relocate them under the pretext of humanitarian protection. They described the idea of transferring people to a so-called “humanitarian city” as completely unacceptable.
They warned against any effort to change the population map of the occupied territories. The joint statement specifically condemned Israel’s “E1” settlement plan, calling it a “clear violation of international law” that would destroy the viability of a future Palestinian state.
The countries expressed support for efforts by the US, Qatar, and Egypt to secure a ceasefire in Gaza. They also signaled readiness to take further action to push for an immediate end to hostilities.
The group called on Israel to fulfill its legal obligations under international law and to cooperate with humanitarian actors on the ground.
the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and
the EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management signed the statement.
The coordinated appeal marks a growing international push to hold Israel accountable for the deepening crisis in Gaza and to pressure it into allowing aid access and halting further displacement.
21 July 2025
Source: countercurrents.org