Israel-Gaza War: Palestine ambassador seeks release of all hostages, ‘independent’ inquiry commission

The Palestinian government has listed the release of all hostages taken by both Hamas and the Israeli government in the ongoing war in Gaza, as one of the demands requiring urgent attention.

The government also sought the setting up of an independent commission of inquiry by the UN “and with full participation of the African Union and EU.”

These demands were made on behalf of the Palestinian government by the country’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Shawesh, at a briefing in Lagos at the weekend.