“I call in Israel to take urgent actions to solve the humanitarian crisis,” Nauseda appealed. – Hunger cannot be a tool of political or military struggle – emphasized the Lithuanian leader.
Nauseda called “Israel to ensure respect for human rights in the Gaza Strip”. He also condemned the illegal expansion of Jewish housing estates in the West Bank and the violence used there.
Israel refutes the allegations
The President of Lithuania expressed support for the solution to the two-state Israel-Palestine. He emphasized that this solution must provide “long -term peace and stability in the Middle East, not the other way around.”
“We make every effort to provide humanitarian aid,” said Israeli President Hercog. As he argued, 23,000 have already reached the Gaza Zone over the past week. tons of humanitarian aid, and hundreds of trucks are waiting to enter this territory.
– Hamas unfounded and false accusations in this case, while ignoring their own responsibility for the suffering of the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip, deny the real change to which we strive – emphasized Hercog.
During the press conference, the President of Israel showed two photos of very skinny citizens of Israel, held by Hamas. According to Hercog, one of them has Lithuanian roots. The president appealed not to remain indifferent to Hamas' actions. “We have to free all hostages,” he said.
