a Reuters According to his report, the foreign ministers of the 26 member states agreed to this
They warn Israel against attacking the city of Rafah in the far south of the Gaza Strip.
They also call for an “immediate humanitarian truce” that could lead to a sustainable ceasefire.
Borrell did not name the only country that did not agree to the joint textBut according to Reuters It could be HungaryWhich blocked a similar ad a few days ago.
The Israeli army is planning to launch a ground attack on Rafah, which it considers the last stronghold of the Palestinian Hamas movement.
We must continue to pressure Israel to understand that there are such large numbers of people on the streets of Rafah that it is impossible to avoid civilian casualties.
Burrell said.
Cover photo: Palestinians watch the removal of the rubble of an apartment building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on February 16, 2024. Fighters of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas launched an attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and the Israeli military responded with air and ground operations in the Gaza Strip. MTI/AP/Hatem Ali