New Zealand joined 24 other countries including, Britain, Japan and a host of European nations in issuing a joint statement overnight saying the war in Gaza “must end now” — the latest sign of allies’ sharpening language as Israel’s isolation deepens. The foreign ministers of countries also including Australia and Canada said “the suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths”. They condemned “the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food”. The statement described as “horrifying” the recent deaths of over 800 Palestinians who were seeking aid , according to the figures released by Gaza’s Health Ministry and the UN human rights office. “The Israeli government’s aid delivery model is dangerous, fuels instability and deprives Gazans of human dignity,” the countries said. “The Israeli government’s denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unaccep...
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