"Aid for people in Gaza must begin quickly, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said in Paris on Thursday. "We are ready to provide humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip immediately," he said at the hastily convened conference of several foreign ministers from European and Arab states. Action must be taken swiftly because "thousands of people are still under threat there." Wadephul had left a high-level meeting of foreign ministers on the Western Balkans in Belfast, Northern Ireland, earlier than planned to travel to the French capital. While still in Belfast, he commented on his proposal made earlier in the week to host a reconstruction conference together with Egypt."
""This will, however, have to be a politically broader conference that also outlines the political framework for the Gaza Strip and, of course, always keeps in mind that there will ultimately have to be a two-state solution," he said. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul wants to organize a reconstruction conference for the Gaza Strip together with Egypt, but details have yet to be determinedImage: Soeren Stache/dpa/picture alliance Wadephul: Israel must be involved Israel must not be absent from such a conference, unlike in Paris, he added. Wadephul also called for a United Nations mandate for further development: "We need a legal framework for everything that is now taking place in the Gaza Strip," he said. However, it remains to be seen whether such far-reaching plans will find favor with the main negotiators the Israelis, Palestinians and Americans."
Germany is ready to provide humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip immediately. Rapid action is necessary because thousands of people remain under threat. A reconstruction conference for Gaza is proposed to be organized jointly with Egypt, with details yet to be determined. The proposed conference should be politically broader, outlining a political framework for the Gaza Strip while keeping a two-state solution in mind. Israel must be included in reconstruction planning rather than excluded. A United Nations mandate is sought to provide a legal framework for reconstruction and development activities. Uncertainty persists over whether Israelis, Palestinians and Americans will support these plans.
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