His feedback come after U.S. President Joe Biden mentioned final week that Israel’s response to Hamas within the Gaza Strip has been “excessive.” The loss of life toll from Israel’s retaliatory bombings after the October 7 assaults by Hamas has now surpassed 28,000 individuals, in accordance with Gaza’s well being authorities.
Borrell famous the U.S. had taken the same resolution on arms provides to Israel in its 2006 battle with Lebanon “as a result of Israel did not wish to cease the struggle; precisely the identical factor that occurs at the moment.”
A sequence of Israeli strikes hit Rafah in southern Gaza early Monday, killing dozens of individuals. Israel plans a floor assault within the metropolis, which borders on Egypt, and the place virtually 1.5 million Palestinians are crammed in search of security.
Western leaders have decried Israel’s invasion plan, however Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “doesn’t take heed to anybody,” Borrell mentioned. “The place are they going to evacuate [Palestinians]?” he requested. “To the moon?”
UN company
The EU ministers voiced assist for the United Nations company for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which has just lately taken fireplace amid Israeli allegations that members of its employees abetted the October 7 Hamas assaults.
“Many member states said there is no such thing as a different for Gaza and that we should forestall funding gaps,” mentioned Belgium’s Minister of Improvement Cooperation Caroline Gennez.