Los jefes de la UE denuncian la "inaceptable" situación de Gaza y la falta de ayuda
Los Jefes de la UE, Ursula von der Leyen y Antonio Costa, denuncian la "completamente inaceptable" situación humanitaria en Gaza y la crítica falta de ayuda.
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"The humanitarian situation in Gaza is completely unacceptable", European Council chief Antonio Costa told reporters after an EU summit in Brussels. "And that is the reason [why] the EU Hight Representative asks an assessment in the terms of Article 2 of the Association Agreement".
"The report is very clear: there are systematic violations by Israel of human rights in Gaza.", Costa added.
"It is clear that, from all the reports and all the pictures that we have, humanitarian aid is not going sufficiently into Gaza, way not sufficiently.", said European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, during the same press conference.
The bloc launched last month an audit of the EU-Israel deal, which forms the basis for trade ties, under one of its articles calling for respect of human rights.
It marked a milestone of sorts, given the EU has long struggled to have an impact on the Mideast conflict due to longstanding divisions between countries that back Israel and those seen as more pro-Palestinian.
The review found Israel's conduct in Gaza ran afoul of its obligations. The text seen by AFP cited Israel's blockade of humanitarian aid, the high number of civilian casualties, and the massive population displacements among possible rights violations.
The EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said on Monday the bloc hopes to use this review to pressure Israel to ease suffering in the Palestinian territory and allow more aid into the strip.
"We will contact Israel to present our findings and look at how we can improve the situation on the ground," Kallas told a press conference after presenting the review's findings at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. "If the situation does not improve, then we can discuss further measures", she said, adding this would happen in July.