The Federal Government says only a two-state solution will end the Israeli-Palestinian age-long conflict.
While speaking with the press after a meeting with the Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Abdallah Abu Shawesh, yesterday evening, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, said Nigeria believes both parties have a right to an independent state.
The Minister lamented that innocent civilians were being killed in the conflict, calling on both parties to stop hostilities.
Ambassador Tuggar also said Nigeria, which voted in favour of a cessation of hostilities, stands against the wanton and indiscriminate violence against civilians in Gaza.
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The United Nations yesterday, says the Gaza Strip has become a graveyard for thousands of children, fearing more may die of dehydration.
Israel has sustained a heavy bombardment of Gaza since Hamas gunmen crossed the border on October 7, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping at least 240 others, including children, according to Israeli officials.
The health ministry in Gaza says the Israeli strikes have killed 8,525 people, mainly civilians and including more than 3,500 children.
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