Borrell: EU must put pressure on Israel over Gaza war

Brussels (Quds News Network)- European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell confirmed he would suggest to members of the bloc that the EU pauses its political dialogue with Israel, citing its genocide war in Gaza.

“Many people tried to stop the war in Gaza… this has not happened yet. And I don’t see a hope for this to happen. That’s why we have to put pressure on the Israeli government, and also, obviously on the Hamas side,” Borrell told journalists ahead of an EU meeting on Monday.

The European Union’s foreign policy chief last week proposed that the bloc suspend its political dialogue with Israel, citing possible human rights violations in the war in Gaza, according to four diplomats and a letter seen by Reuters.

In the letter sent to EU foreign ministers ahead of their Monday meeting, Borrell cited “serious concerns about possible breaches of international humanitarian law in Gaza” and said “thus far, these concerns have not been sufficiently addressed by Israel”.

“In light of the above considerations, I will be tabling a proposal that the EU should invoke the human rights clause to suspend the political dialogue with Israel,” Borrell wrote.

A suspension would need approval from all 27 EU countries, which the diplomats said was very unlikely. Multiple countries objected when a senior EU official briefed ambassadors in Brussels on the proposal on Wednesday, said three of the diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity to Reuters.

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