HOURS before meeting the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh, Asean issued a joint statement on the Israel-Hamas war, calling for a cease-fire and respect for international humanitarian law.
Foreign ministers of Asean stopped short of directly implicating either or both the Hamas militants and Israel for the October 7 attacks in southern Israel that killed 1,400 people, including four Filipinos, and Israel for its retaliatory action directed at Gaza Strip that killed 3,400 people.
“We strongly condemn the acts of violence which have led to the deaths and injury of civilians, including Asean nationals,” the ministers said in a carefully worded statement posted on its website Friday. Asean leaders including Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. met the leaders of the GCC in Saudi Arabia Friday to craft a common vision for the two regional blocs.
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