Accordingly External Affairs minister S jaishankar spoke with Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh over the phone on saturday and reiterated India’s long-established stand on Palestine. During the conversation, Shtayyeh expressed his concern on the current situation in Gaza and the West Bank. Both the leaders also agreed on staying in touch after the conversation.
After talking to the Palestinian PM, jaishankar took to the microblogging site X and said, “Spoke to Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh this evening. He expressed deep concern on the situation in both Gaza and the West Bank. Reiterated India’s long standing position on Palestine. Agreed to remain in touch.” Earlier, prime minister Narendra Modi had also spoken to the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud abbas and expressed his condolences over the lives lost in Gaza’s Al Ahli Hospital.
PM Modi had also reiterated India’s commitment towards providing humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people while also pressing on India’s long-standing position on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The prime minister, at the time, also took to X and wrote, “Spoke to the President of the Palestinian Authority HE Mahmoud Abbas. Conveyed my condolences at the loss of civilian lives at the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. We will continue to send humanitarian assistance for the Palestinian people.” So far, Hamas has released over 100 hostages including Israelis, Americans and other nationals. The terror outfit released the hostages as part of a truce agreement in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
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