2023-10-14 21:57:02
Member States believe that the President of the Commission should have reminded the country of the country’s obligation to respect international law.
Correspondent in Brussels
«As a representative of the official position of the European Union, I say that (the order to evacuate northern Gaza by Israel, Editor’s note) is completely impossible to implement“. From Beijing where he ended a three-day visit on Saturday, Josep Borrell, the head of European diplomacy and vice-president of the Commission, went to the front line to reiterate the EU’s position in the war between Hamas and Israel . A position agreed on Tuesday during a meeting of foreign ministers and which can be summarized as follows: Israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas but is also required, at the same time, to respect international humanitarian law. However, for Josep Borrell, the blockade, the bombings of Gaza and the evacuation ordered by Israel on Friday contravene this. “To imagine that we could displace a million people in 24 hours in a situation like that of Gaza can only result in a humanitarian crisis
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