• 28 countries including the UK, France, and Japan demand an immediate end to the war in Gaza.
• Over 800 Palestinians have died while seeking aid amid catastrophic humanitarian conditions.
• The statement condemns Israel's current aid delivery model as dangerous and inhumane.
• Signatories call for Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian aid and comply with international law.
• The joint appeal highlights the urgent need for a negotiated ceasefire and political solutions in the region.

On Monday, a coalition of 28 nations, including the UK, France, and Japan, issued a joint statement demanding an immediate end to the ongoing war in Gaza, emphasizing that the situation has reached "new depths" of humanitarian crisis. The countries characterized the Israeli government's aid delivery model as "dangerous" and claimed it deprives Gazans of human dignity, with the foreign ministers asserting that the war “must end now,” according to Al Jazeera, South China Morning Post, and ABC News.

The statement noted that over 800 Palestinians had been killed while attempting to access aid, highlighting the "drip feeding" of humanitarian assistance as a repeat contributor to civilian deaths. The majority of these fatalities occurred near distribution sites operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which uses a U.S.-backed model to deliver aid, drawing scrutiny from various nations for bypassing traditional UN-led systems, reports India Times and India Times.

The coalition urged Israel to lift restrictions on aid flows, stating that the Israeli government's denial of essential humanitarian assistance is unacceptable and violates international humanitarian law. This condemnation comes alongside a broader critique of Israel's military actions, with countries like Canada and Australia joining in an unprecedented criticism of Israel's handling of the crisis, according to Channel News Asia, HuffPost, and Al Jazeera.

Furthermore, the statement called for the immediate and unconditional release of hostages taken by Hamas and criticized their ongoing detention, describing negotiations for their release amid the escalating conflict as crucial. It argued that "a negotiated ceasefire offers the best hope of bringing them home and ending the agony of their families," encapsulating the push for a lasting political solution to the ongoing violence in the region, as noted in reports from Al Jazeera and Independent.