The European Union while condemning Hamas: Israel should exercise restraint
In a statement on behalf of the European Union, the European Union’s foreign policy chief condemned Hamas and asked the Zionist regime to exercise “maximum restraint” in the Gaza war to protect civilians. |
According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, while the killing of Palestinian civilians continues as a result of the attacks of the Zionist regime and the intensification of the siege of Gaza, “Joseph Burrell”, the head of the foreign policy of the European Union, without condemning this regime and asking for Ceasefire calls for humanitarian pauses releases/2023/11/12/statement-by-the-high-representative-on-behalf-of-the-european-union-on-humanitarian-pauses-in-gaza/”>Statement on behalf of The European Union and its member states have published and emphasized “Israel’s right to defend itself”. Americans, in particular, have not even called for a cease-fire in the Zionist regime’s war against the Palestinians. The European Union joins calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities and the creation of humanitarian corridors, including through increased capacity at border crossings and through a dedicated sea route, so that humanitarian aid can safely reach the people of Gaza.
Borrell’s emphasis on the “concern of the European Union” about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was brought up in a situation where the heads of European countries such as France and Germany, while traveling to occupied Palestine and meeting with Israeli officials, told them that Europe’s support for this regime continues.
According to this senior Western official, “in line with the statement of the European Council on October 26, the European Union once again supports Israel’s right to defend itself in accordance with international law and international humanitarian law. emphasizes The European Union calls for continuous, rapid, safe and unimpeded access of humanitarian aid to reach those in need through all necessary measures, including humanitarian corridors and interruptions (conflicts) for humanitarian needs. In this regard, we welcome the results of the November 9 humanitarian conference held in Paris.” The Zionist regime stated: “The European Union reiterates its request to Hamas for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.” It is important that the International Committee of the Red Cross has access to the hostages”.
The former foreign minister of Spain, repeating the literature of the Israeli authorities against the Palestinian resistance, claimed: “The European Union uses hospitals and civilians to Condemns the title of human shield by Hamas. Civilians should be allowed to leave the war zone. These hostilities severely affect hospitals and take a terrible toll on civilians and medical staff. The European Union emphasizes that international humanitarian law stipulates that hospitals, medical equipment and civilians inside hospitals must be protected. Hospitals must also be supplied with the most critical medical supplies immediately, and patients requiring urgent medical attention must be safely evacuated. In this context, we ask Israel to exercise maximum restraint to ensure the protection of civilians.” On Sunday evening (last night), the government information office in Gaza said that since the start of the Al-Aqsa storm operation, 11,180 people have been martyred, of which 4,609 are children and 3,100 are women.
At the end of his statement, the EU foreign policy official added without condemning the actions of the Zionist regime in cutting off the supply of water, electricity, fuel and medicine to Gaza: “The European Union and its member states are in close cooperation With international partners, the United Nations and other institutions, as well as countries in the region, will continue to provide a sustainable flow of aid and facilitate access to food, water, medical care, fuel and shelter.
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