The Group of Seven industrialised nations has called for an “immediate release of hostages and a sustainable ceasefire” in Gaza.

In a statement, the G7 foreign ministers called for a ceasefire that “allows for a surge of the urgently needed humanitarian assistance to be delivered safely throughout Gaza”.

They further said that “all parties must refrain from unilateral actions that undermine the prospect of a two-state solution” to the Israel-Gaza conflict.

The G7 stressed that the “final territory of a Palestinian state should be defined through negotiations based on 1967-lines”.