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G7 foreign ministers urge efforts to avoid inflaming Middle East tensions

 
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken with the assorted foreign ministers of the G7 FOreign Ministers during NATOs 75th anniversary summit in Washington, US, July 11, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/KEN CEDENO)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken with the assorted foreign ministers of the G7 FOreign Ministers during NATOs 75th anniversary summit in Washington, US, July 11, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/KEN CEDENO)

G7 foreign ministers, led by Italy, urge all parties in the Middle East to avoid actions escalating the conflict and push for a ceasefire and increased humanitarian aid in Gaza.

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies called on all parties involved in the current conflict in the Middle East to avoid actions that could lead to an escalation, Italy's foreign minister said on Sunday.

During a video conference chaired by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, the G7 ministers expressed "strong concern about the recent events that could lead to a wider regional spread of the crisis, starting with Lebanon," a statement said.

"We call on the parties concerned to desist from any initiative that could hinder the path of dialog and moderation and encourage a new escalation."

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a video meeting with G7 leaders to discuss the Iranian attack on Israel, at the White House on Sunday. (credit: The White House/Reuters)
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a video meeting with G7 leaders to discuss the Iranian attack on Israel, at the White House on Sunday. (credit: The White House/Reuters)

Italy holds the G7's rotating presidency.

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Tensions in the Middle East, inflamed by the 10-month-old war in Gaza, have escalated in recent days after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the terrorist Palestinian group Hamas, in Tehran on Wednesday, a day after an Israeli strike in Beirut killed Fuad Shukr, a top military commander of the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah.

G7 stresses for a ceasefire deal

The statement from the G7 meeting also called for the conclusion of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and the release of hostages there, as well as reaffirming the G7 countries' commitment to intensifying humanitarian aid to the people of the Palestinian enclave.

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