Index – Abroad – Hungary sent a message to Hamas with seventeen other states

In a document published in Washington, 18 countries called on Hamas to release all foreign hostages. In the announcement, attention is drawn to the fact that the hostages and the Palestinian civilian population of the Gaza Strip are under the protection of international law.

“We call for the immediate release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for more than 200 days. Among them are our own citizens,” states the joint statement, which, in addition to the United States and Hungary, was signed by Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Thailand and the United It was issued in the name of the head of state or government of the Kingdom.

The signatory countries also emphasize that the draft agreement on the partial release of the hostages, which was recently rejected by Hamas, would have meant an immediate and extended ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and would have helped increase humanitarian supplies and created the conditions for Gazans to return to their homes.

Before issuing the statement, a high-ranking official of the US government reported that there was some openness on the part of Hamas to move forward in the negotiations, but he also added that the decision-makers of the Palestinian terrorist organization are not the ones participating in the discussions.

Those who make the decisions are in the Gaza Strip, underground, together with the hostages

he added.

In response to the question, the official said that on the Israeli side, the latest agreement proposal, which was worked out with the mediation of Egypt and Qatar, had already won Israel’s support, while the attitude of Hamas was not constructive, but he also admitted that there was a point during the process when Israel did not do everything. for the sake of settlement, MTI quotes.

The fate of the hostages is unpredictable

Of the 253 hostages taken on October 7 last year, several were released in November, and according to Israeli statistics, 133 remained in the captivity of Hamas. Among them, 36 people were confirmed dead; there is no reliable information about the fate of the others.

On Wednesday, a video was released showing Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin. According to the American government official speaking on Thursday, the recording can be considered authentic, so you can trust that the 23-year-old man is really alive.

According to the previous statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, there is another hostage of Hungarian citizenship in the captivity of Hamas.

As we reported, a political official of the Palestinian terrorist organization announced on Wednesday that Hamas is willing to lay down its arms if the two-state agreement is implemented and an independent Palestinian state is established within the pre-1967 borders. He stated that if Israel completely withdraws its forces from the Palestinian territories, then they are willing to hand over the Israeli hostages as well.

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