The Republic of Serbia, along with 16 other countries, called for the release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for more than 200 days.
Serbia joined the joint statement of Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
– We call for the immediate release of all hostages that Hamas has been holding in Gaza for more than 200 days. Among them are citizens of our countries. The fate of the hostages and the civilian population in Gaza, who are protected by international law, is of concern to the international community.
We emphasize that an agreement to release the hostages would bring about an immediate and prolonged ceasefire in Gaza, which would allow for the delivery of additional much-needed humanitarian aid to be delivered throughout Gaza and lead to a reliable end to hostilities. Gazans would be able to return to their homes and their properties with pre-arranged arrangements to provide shelter and humanitarian aid.
We strongly support the ongoing mediation efforts to bring our people home. We reiterate our call to Hamas to release the hostages and allow us to end this crisis, so that we can jointly focus our efforts on establishing peace and stability in the region, the joint call states.
