The Israeli offensive in the city of Gaza will cause “more destruction, more dead and travel” of the population, a spokesman for the European Union in Brussels said on Tuesday, September 16.
The European Union “has continued to urge Israel not to intensify its operation in the city of Gaza (…) We have clearly indicated that this would also aggravate the already catastrophic humanitarian situation and endanger the life of the hostages,” he reacted to this spokesman for the commission, Anouni, before the press.
Sanctions against “extremist” ministers
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, had raised the tone last week against the Israeli government by proposing sanctions against certain ministers of “extremists” and “a partial suspension of the association” EU-Israel, in the commercial aspect.
These measures will be formally presented this Wednesday by the European Executive in Brussels. However, they will be very difficult to divide the Member States on the issue adopted. Due to the differences between 27, the European Union is regularly accused of inaction with respect to the war in Gaza.
A series of sanctions of Belgium
Given this paralysis, several countries have decided to act on their side. Therefore, Belgium has decided to take a series of sanctions (economic, consular) against Israel or certain ministers of the Benjamin Netanyahu government.
A series of countries, including France, have also planned to recognize the state of Palestine outside the next UN General Assembly. The war in the Gaza Strip was launched by an unprecedented attack in Hamas on October 7, 2023, which led to the death of 1,219 people on the Israeli side, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count based on official data.
Israeli reprisals have left at least 64,905 dead in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The UN declared the famine there, what Israel denies.
Source: BFM TV
