The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, warned this Monday of the “urgency” of the situation in the Gaza Strip, which is increasingly “getting worse.” Borrell advocates allowing “pauses” in the distribution of aid.
At the meeting of European Union foreign ministers taking place this Monday in Brussels, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, warned of a “catastrophic” situation and called for the delivery of aid, in particular to energy-deprived hospitals. .
“As you can see, more than half of the hospitals in the Gaza Strip have essentially stopped functioning due to lack of fuel, and fuel is desperately needed,” said the commissioner, recalling that Brussels “has been saying this since the first day”. “.
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, states that the 27 call on Israel to “show maximum restraint, in order to save civilian lives.”
“We condemn Hamas’s use of people in hospitals as shields,” said Borrell, who also expressed “concern about the terrible situation in hospitals that are being greatly affected by the bombings.”
European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič describes a situation that is getting worse “with every passing hour.”
“The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic and worsening by the hour. And something must be done about it. First of all, we must let many more trucks with humanitarian aid pass through,” he warned.
Reiterating the call of the European Union, Josep Borrell warns that it is urgent to create the conditions for the distribution of aid.
“We ask for immediate pauses. I say this in plural, not one, but several pauses. (…) It is necessary to establish immediate pauses and humanitarian corridors to face the terrible situation of the people in Gaza,” he defended.
Source: TSF
