Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has appealed to Israel to withdraw its troops immediately from Gaza, according to news reports reaching here from Oslo Monday.
The Israeli operation on the ground is a dramatic escalation and Norway is opposed to military operations which hit a large number of civilians, Stoltenberg said in a news program of the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.
"We ask that the Israeli troops be withdrawn from the Gaza Strip immediately. This is the most densely populated area in the world which is now exposed to operations on the ground as well as bombing from the air and sea," Stoltenberg said.
The Norwegian Prime Minister also appealed to Hamas to stop the rocket attacks against Israel. The conflict could not be solved through the use of military power and only negotiations can lead to a lasting solution, he added.
Source: Xinhua
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