The president of the Spanish Government Pedro Sanchez and the Chilean president Gabriel Boric They urged this Friday for a “brevity” ceasefire in Loopwhere in the opinion of both Israel is violating the rights of the Palestinian population.
The two leaders met on Friday at the Chilean government palace in Santiago, where Sánchez arrived on Thursday night for a short visit after his visit to Brazil.
“We advocate that a ceasefire be imposed as soon as possible in Gaza, where we see violent and unacceptable attacks on the civilian population by the Israeli army”Boric said in a press conference after the signing of six bilateral agreements between Chile and Spain.
According to Boric“what is happening in Gaza has no justification.”
So far the war has left 30,878 dead in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Health of the government of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
The conflict was sparked when Hamas fighters attacked southern Israel on October 7, killing about 1,160 people, according to a count based on official Israeli figures.
The Islamists also kidnapped about 250 people. Israel estimates that 130 are still held in Gaza, of which 31 have died.
“It is absolutely unacceptable that the international community remains undaunted in the face of a problem that is affecting us all and is embarrassing the entire international community”Pedro Sánchez stated on his side.
He also denounced that in Gaza international humanitarian law “It is clearly being harmed as a result of the Israeli government’s response.”” to Hamas attacks.
On Tuesday, the Chilean government announced that it decided to exclude Israeli firms from Latin America’s main aerospace and defense fair to be held in Santiago in April.
“In a fair like Fidae, excluding or not inviting companies that in one way or another are being part of what we criticize seems to us to be coherent,” Boric explained.
“It would not seem prudent or coherent to me that Israeli companies come to expose weapons to Chile under these conditions”added the Chilean president.
After this meeting, Boric and Sánchez planned to participate in the commemoration event for International Women’s Day, in the La Pintana neighborhood, in the south of Santiago.
The Spanish leader will conclude his visit to Chile this Friday.
Source: Gestion
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