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Israel rejects 25 Western nations' call to end Gaza war, says statement 'disconnected from reality': media

Global Times

By Global Times Published: Jul 22, 2025 09:53 AM

Israel rejects the joint statement signed by 25 Western nations calling for an "unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in Gaza and condemning Israel's handling of the humanitarian situation in the territory, the Israeli Foreign Ministry writes on X, according to the Times of Israel on Monday evening.

According to the report, the statement "is disconnected from reality and sends the wrong message to Hamas," the ministry says, asserting that "all statements and all claims should be directed at the only party responsible for the lack of a deal for the release of hostages and a ceasefire: Hamas, which started this war and is prolonging it."

More than two dozen Western countries called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza on Monday, saying that suffering there had "reached new depths" as Israel's military expanded its operations to the central city of Deir el-Balah, AFP reported.
 After more than 21 months of fighting that have triggered catastrophic humanitarian conditions for Gaza's more than two million people, Britain, France, Australia, Canada and 21 other countries, plus the EU, said in a joint statement that the war "must end now."


"The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths. The Israeli government's aid delivery model is dangerous, fuels instability and deprives Gazans of human dignity...The Israeli Government's denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable. Israel must comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law," read the joint statement released by the UK government.

"We urge the parties and the international community to unite in a common effort to bring this terrible conflict to an end, through an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire," said the statement.


The statement has been signed by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.


According to AFP, the plea came as Deir el-Balah came under intense shelling on Monday, after Israel's military warned of imminent action in an area where it had not previously operated.
Between 50,000 and 80,000 people were in the area when the evacuation order was issued, according to initial estimates from the UN's humanitarian agency OCHA, per AFP.


At least 58,895 Palestinians have been killed and 140,980 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7,2023, the Gaza health ministry said on Sunday, the Guardian reported.