Meeting With Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki, Jaishankar Talks About The Gaza Situation
The Situation In Gaza Was Discussed During A Sunday Meeting Between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar And Palestine’s Foreign Minister, Riyad Al-Maliki, In Munich.
In A Post On Social Media Platform X, Jaishankar Wrote, “Nice To See Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki.”
“Exchanged Views On The Current Situation In Gaza,” He Added.
The Minister Of External Affairs Is Currently In Munich, Germany, For The Esteemed Security Conference.
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2024 Presents A Unique Chance For High-Level Discussions On The Most Important Security Issues Facing The Globe.
Six Decades After Its Foundation By Ewald Von Kleist, The MSC Has Assembled Senior Decision-Makers And Thought Leaders From Around The World For Discussions On The Most Pressing International Security Concerns In February 2024, According To The Conference’s Official Statement.
This Year’s Conference Was Held Under The Chairmanship Of The German Ambassador To The US, Christoph Heusgen.
At A Panel Discussion On Saturday At The Munich Security Conference, Jaishankar Stated That There Was No Excuse For The Act Of “Terrorism” That Was Carried Out On The Kibbutzes Located In Southern Israel On October 7, Of Last Year.
“All Of Us Follow Enormous Efforts Which Tony (Antony Blinken) Is Putting In Right Now,But Look The Way We Look At It Has Different Dimensions, Different Elements To This,” Jaishankar Said.
“Let’s Be Clear: Terrorism Was The Cause Of The Events Of October 7. There Was No Defense, No Explanation—It Was Terrorism,” The EAM Continued.
The EAM Added Later In His Speech That Several Nations “Strongly Believe In Two-State Solution.”
As More International Leaders Urged Israel To Refrain From Launching A Ground Operation In Rafah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Responded On February 17 By Saying That Doing So Would Mean “Losing The War Against Hamas,” According To The Times Of Israel.
In Essence, Those Who Seek To Obstruct Our Operations In Rafah Are Advising Us To ‘Lose The Fight.’ He Promised, “I Won’t Let That Happen,” During A Press Conference In The Evening In Jerusalem.
“We Won’t Capitulate To Any Pressure,” He Said.
Rafah, Which Is Close To The Border Between Gaza And Egypt, Is The Last Known Hamas Stronghold In The Region And Is Also Home To Over A Million Palestinian Refugees Seeking Safety From Conflict, According To The Times Of Israel.
In The Earlier Talks, Israel Asserted That It Would Prepare A Plan For The Evacuation Of Civilians Prior To Its Entry And That It Cannot Effectively Contain Hamas Without Capturing Rafah.
At Least Some Of The 134 Hostages Remaining In Gaza Are Thought To Be In The City, As Per The Times Of Israel.
Hamas Leadership Is Also Believed To Be Sheltering There.
During The News Conference, Netanyahu Stated That He Had Informed US President Joe Biden That Israel Will Fight Until It Achieves “Total Victory,” And Yes, That Does Involve Taking Action In Rafah.” But The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Operation In Gaza’s Southernmost City, He Added, Will “Certainly” Come Only After Inhabitants There Had An Opportunity “To Flee To Secure Regions.”