Lars Løkke Rasmussen: Israel has not listened enough to the international community.

One year after Hamas' terror attack on Israel, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen states that Israel's response with the war in Gaza has gone too far.

By Anne Stampe Arndt ([email protected]) 41 minutes ago

- I think it's high time that this should have stopped with a ceasefire.

This is what Lars Løkke Rasmussen states in Deadline (). After a year of war, over 42,000 people, according to local health authorities controlled by Hamas, have been killed in Gaza. And for the minister, it has been clear for a long time that the civilian costs of Israel's counterattack are disproportionate:

- We have advocated for a ceasefire in the UN and argued for it in the EU. A ceasefire that could lead to the release of hostages, allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, and be the starting point for negotiations that could lead to a free Palestine alongside Israel.

But the ceasefire has not materialized – not least because the Israeli government, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the helm, has rejected the appeal.

Is Benjamin Netanyahu's government an obstacle to peace?

- Netanyahu is at least not yet willing to make the ceasefires that are a prerequisite for creating a lasting peace, says Lars Løkke Rasmussen.

Is he, therefore, an obstacle to peace?

- Israel is, after all, a democracy and has a government. The current government sitting in Israel, in my opinion, has not yet listened enough to the international community, including all Israel's allies with the United States at the forefront.

Lars Løkke Rasmussen also notes that there must be two parties to enter into a ceasefire, so the arrow points to Hamas as well.

- I am familiar with the ceasefire negotiations that have been ongoing for months, which have been close to a conclusion many times. And the judge is barely out of the question as to who in the end invents new demands. I can only state that we have not gotten the ceasefire we want, he says.

Watch the entire interview with the foreign minister in connection with the anniversary of the terror attack on October 7 in Deadline on DRTV ().

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