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Today I attended the International
Humanitarian Conference for Gaza

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organised by President Macron in
Paris.

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The debate was lively, but in a way
we all agreed on the following.

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There is no doubt that the terrorist
attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians

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on October 7 must be condemned
in the strongest terms

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and all hostages must be freed
immediately and unconditionally.

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Yet, to quote the Secretary-General
of the United Nations, Mr Guterres.

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Today in Gaza we are witnessing not
only a humanitarian crisis, but a

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crisis of humanity.

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The bombing of civilian targets that
we are witnessing today is,

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unfortunately, totally
disproportionate to the right of

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defence, which is not denied to
Israel by anyone in the international

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community. Calls for Israel to
respect international law, and

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in particular international
humanitarian law, have unfortunately

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so far been unsuccessful.

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And from all the testimonies on the
ground, from both aid workers

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and UN workers, 
only one thing is clear.

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We cannot talk about the delivery of
humanitarian aid unless there is an

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immediate humanitarian cessation of
hostilities.

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A ceasefire is necessary
in order to be able to talk about

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being able to effectively help
civilians on the ground.

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Today we were unanimous that
humanitarian aid must reach the

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population immediately.

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Slovenia has already made many
contributions in this area.

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And just yesterday, the government
approved an extra million, doubling

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our contribution to help Palestine.

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Yet we all know that there is one
and only one final goal.

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And that is a lasting and just peace
in the region.

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The only way to peace is through a
two-state solution.

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In its foreign policy efforts and in
its work at the United Nations,

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Slovenia will strive to achieve
precisely this goal - peace.