Borrell denounced, after chairing what may be his last meetingEuropean Union foreign ministersa “horrific” situation in Gaza.
“It is a war against,” he said childrenIn Gaza, he explained that “there are about 44,000 dead in Gaza, and 70% of these dead are women and children.”
He added, “When we look at their ages, they are often children under nine years old,” according to Agence France-Presse.
Borrell had indicated before the meeting that “there is no more talk. I have exhausted all the talk to explain what is happening in the Middle East,” where it is fighting. Israel A devastating war against both Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Borrell said that he proposed suspending the political dialogue between the European Union and Israel in protest against the human rights situation in GazaBut his efforts were fruitless.
He expressed his regret that “most member states consider it better to continue establishing political and diplomatic relations with Israel.”
He added, “The decision was not taken into consideration as I had hoped, but at least the information collected by the United Nations and all organizations operating in Gaza was put on the table.” And the West Bank And Lebanon,” according to Agence France-Presse.
Bloody hands in Gaza
For its part, the charity Oxfam, in a statement published yesterday, Monday, accused the European Union of having “blood on its hands” in… Gaza Strip.
Agnes Bertrand-Sanz, a humanitarian expert at the organization, said: Oxfam“Today’s discussions behind closed doors are having an impact on real people facing the unthinkable. Yet Europe’s response is often inert.”
She added that the European Union and its member states must “redouble their efforts to demand a ceasefire and suspend the association agreement between… European Union And Israel, ensuring that the entry of humanitarian aid is not obstructed or destroyed, and stopping the sale of weapons to Israel.”
She said, “History is waiting for us, and Europe must choose: Does it want to be complicit in these violations of international humanitarian law and in the campaign ethnic cleansing This is in northern Gaza? Do you want to have blood on her hands?”
