G7 calls for pause in fighting as terror victims remembered

BRITAIN and its G7 allies today urged Israel and Hamas to allow humanitarian pauses and corridors to relieve the plight of civilians caught up in the war in Gaza

- Jitendra Joshi

Yesterday marked a month since the Palestinian terror group’s murderous raids into Israel. Events including a candlelit vigil in Tel Aviv paid tribute to the 1,400 victims of the October 7 terror attacks and the roughly 240 hostages held by Hamas.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and his fellow G7 ministers agreed at talks in Tokyo that Israel had every right to defend itself “in accordance with international law”.

But with more than 10,000 people now said by the Hamas-run authorities to have died in Israel’s war of reprisal in Gaza, the G7 said: “All parties must allow unimpeded humanitarian support for civilians, including food, water, medical care, fuel and shelter, and access for humanitarian workers.