France, Egypt and Jordan have called for an “immediate and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza.
The demand was made by foreign ministers of the three countries at a joint news conference in Cairo.France’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephane Sejourne said his government would put forward a draft resolution at the UN Security Council setting out a “political” settlement of the war.He said the text would include "all criteria for a two-state solution" of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the peace blueprint long championed by international community.Speaking on the occasion, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said the real disaster is international community’s inability to prevent the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Gaza "can endure no more destruction and humanitarian suffering," calling on Israel to open its land crossings with Gaza Strip to humanitarian aid.