British government says no military solution to Gaza crisis
- 12 years ago
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British Foreign Secretary William Hague called for a ceasefire and said there was no military solution to the Gaza conflict.
"We wish to see an agreed ceasefire that stops the rocket attacks against Israel and ends Israeli military operations. Efforts to agree a ceasefire are continuing as I speak and the U.N. Security Council will continue discussions on the situation today," Hague said.
"There is no military solution to the crisis in Gaza or to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Peace becomes harder to achieve with each military confrontation, each loss of life and the creation of facts on the ground. The only way to give the Palestinian people the state that they need and deserve and the Israeli people the security and peace they are entitled to, is through a negotiated two-state solution."
Hague said Britain warned against a ground incursion in Gaza, saying it could lengthen the conflict and erode international support for Israel.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague called for a ceasefire and said there was no military solution to the Gaza conflict.
"We wish to see an agreed ceasefire that stops the rocket attacks against Israel and ends Israeli military operations. Efforts to agree a ceasefire are continuing as I speak and the U.N. Security Council will continue discussions on the situation today," Hague said.
"There is no military solution to the crisis in Gaza or to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Peace becomes harder to achieve with each military confrontation, each loss of life and the creation of facts on the ground. The only way to give the Palestinian people the state that they need and deserve and the Israeli people the security and peace they are entitled to, is through a negotiated two-state solution."
Hague said Britain warned against a ground incursion in Gaza, saying it could lengthen the conflict and erode international support for Israel.