The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Shawesh, has said the ongoing exchange of hostages between Hamas and the Israeli government should encompass over 7,000 Palestinian hostages in Israeli cells.
Shawesh maintained that the entire crisis should be treated holistically for a solution and the return of peace, insisting that there should not be a timeline for hostage release from both camps.
Shaweh, while addressing journalists in Abuja on the ongoing hostility between Hamas and Israeli forces in Gaza, also pointed out that the ongoing situation should be used to solve the age-long crisis between Israel and Palestine, and in that light, hostages across the two borders should be released holistically without a timeline.
He said that the hostage exchange talk should include the over 7,000 Palestinians behind bars before the outbreak of current hostility.
He claimed every Palestinian is for peace and looked forward to all hostages going to their homes, regardless of their nationalities.
He, however, said it should not just be about the Israeli hostages alone but also about the situation in the West Bank and the 2.3 million residents of Gaza, who should be set free from the Israeli siege.
He said there are 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza who have been subjected to and held hostage by the Israelis since 2007, noting that more than 7,000 Palestinians are in Israeli jail, including 300 children.
“So when we talk about a hostage solution, it should be collective on both sides. We cannot just talk about one side. I strongly believe that all the hostages, regardless of their nationalities, should be back home tonight.
“The Israelis and the Palestinians And Gaza should be free, as should the West Bank. The people of Gaza should not be subjected to an Israeli siege. We want the ceasefire and also to ensure that there is no one Israeli or Palestinian hostage.”
“We hope that all the hostages, that is, Israelis and Palestinians, go back to their homes tonight. It is very important, and in this particular issue, we need all to take it in a collective manner and not talk about just the Israeli hostages. There are more than 7,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails. More than 300 children
“More than 2,600 from the last escalation. All of them should be set free
When asked if there can be peace given the stand of Hamas and Israelis, the envoy responded, “There cannot be peace as long as Israel has a nuclear weapon; there cannot be peace as long as they continue to occupy our land.”
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