G7 powers collaborate with Israel for swift resolution in Gaza conflict
In a press statement on Monday, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani revealed collaborative efforts among the G7 nations to ensure a "swift" end to the devastating war in the Gaza Strip.
Tajani, quoted by Reuters, stated that he had engaged in telephone discussions with UK Foreign Minister David Cameron and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna. The focus of these talks was to explore "common forms of pressure, at the G7 level, on the parties involved (in the conflict) to achieve specific objectives."
"Tajani emphasised that the G7 countries are working with the Israeli government to find a rapid exit from the military phase," the Italian Foreign Ministry reported, coinciding with Italy's one-year presidency of the Group of Seven major industrialised powers.
An "absolute goal" is the "immediate limitation of the number of Palestinian civilian casualties," while a secondary objective is to "exert pressure on the Israeli government to end military operations" in Gaza, according to the statement.
The Italian official also noted that achieving these goals would help revitalise negotiations for the "difficult but inevitable" two-state solution, where Palestinians would obtain statehood in the territories captured by Israel during the 1967 Middle East war.
Israel launched a massive aerial and ground offensive in Gaza, aiming to annihilate the Palestinian Hamas movement in response to its militants' cross-border attack on October 7.
