Israel must abide by international law and release Hamas hostages, G7 Declaration

The meeting of the G7 foreign ministers ended after three days in Rome, the capital of Italy.

According to the Arab media, serious concern was expressed about the situation in the Gaza Strip in the G7 meeting.

The statement at the end of the meeting said that Israel should abide by international law and that Hamas should release all Israeli hostages.

It was further stated that there is deep concern over the massacre of innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip.

In the closing statement, it was said that the Israeli military strongly opposes the operation in Rafah, southern Gaza. Any military action in Rafah will lead to a terrible humanitarian tragedy. Israel should take practical steps to get as many aid supplies into Gaza as possible.

The closing statement condemned Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and supported retaliation.

The G7 declaration said that all parties in the Middle East must refrain from escalation, Iran and its backed forces must immediately stop the attacks.

According to the declaration, responsibility for the destruction of the region and international peace rests on Iran. are ready to impose sanctions against Iran,