The leaders of Australia, New Zealand and Canada called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in a joint statement on Friday.

"There is an urgent need for an immediate ceasefire," the leaders of the three countries said in the statement.

"Civilians must be protected, and there is a need for increased and sustained aid flows throughout Gaza to address the humanitarian situation," they added.

What was mentioned in the joint statement?

The human suffering in Gaza is unacceptable and cannot continue.

Our condemnation of Hamas is unequivocal.

There is an urgent need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

We fully support the comprehensive ceasefire agreement proposed by President Biden and endorsed by the UN Security Council.

We call on Israel to respond substantively to the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice.

We call on Israel to work towards a two-state solution.

We call on all parties to exercise restraint and not to escalate.

US Vice President Kamala Harris pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to help reach a ceasefire in Gaza that would ease the suffering of Palestinian civilians, using harsher language than Biden.