Nigeria considers intervention on behalf of Palestinians in Gaza amid Israeli attacks

President Bola Tinubu's government has condemned the deadly attacks by the Israeli military on Palestinians in Gaza.

The government expressed disgust at the bombing of the Al Shifa Hospital in early April 2024, as well as the serial bombing of schools, the March bombing of the Firas Market and the Nuseirat Refugee Camp Market, and the drone attacks on the World Central Kitchen aid staff in April.

According to the FG, the disregard for ceasefire agreements and violation of humanitarian corridors in the war are concerning.

A statement signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, stated that Nigeria is "grossly concerned about the safety and welfare of the civilian population of Gaza as it is about the protection of the dignity and sacredness of human life in the enclave."

The statement added, "It deplores the already mature humanitarian catastrophe that has developed out of this regrettable situation."

Nigeria is greatly dismayed at the flagrant disregard of ceasefire agreements, the violation of humanitarian corridors, and the deliberate sabotaging of aid and relief efforts.

"Nigeria, therefore, strongly maintains the stance that the fundamental human rights, including and especially that to life, of the vulnerable civilian population of Gaza must be preserved at all costs."

"We call on all stakeholders—including the warring parties (Israel and Palestine), the United Nations, especially its Security Council, the European Union, human rights groups, civil society organizations, world leaders, and the international community—to intensify efforts towards a speedy resolution of the conflict, and the immediate cessation of the attendant carnage on the defenseless people, not just of Gaza, but on both sides of the divide."

"No lesser alternative will be acceptable. While we consider an intervention on behalf of the people of Gaza as a far-reaching contribution to preserving humanity and its values, we also reaffirm our position regarding the two-state solution as vital to ameliorating the prevailing situation."