2023-11-23 21:48:57
Israel must redouble its efforts to avoid civilian casualties, this is the message that Prime Minister Alexander De Croo conveyed Thursday morning, when he met the Israeli President and Prime Minister in Jerusalem, accompanied by Pedro Sanchez , head of the Spanish government.
He also said he had pleaded for the opening of a new border post to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, which can so far only pass through Rafah, on the Egyptian border.
According to the Belgian Prime Minister, the discussion with Benjamin Netanyahu turned out to be “open” but tense. “We are not here to exchange good news“, he commented following the meeting. The Israeli Prime Minister did not introduce himself to European journalists.
Alexander De Croo said he insisted on the need to redouble efforts to limit civilian casualties, stressing that there had already been far too many civilian casualties in Gaza.
The humanitarian truce lasting several days, announced but still not in force, is an opportunity to relaunch the peace process, according to Mr. De Croo, even if his Israeli counterpart repeats that the war is far from over. “NOTWe don’t want 10,000 more deaths. This is an important moment (…) Let’s not make this another missed opportunity“, Mr. De Croo told the press.
Alexander De Croo and his Spanish counterpart will travel this Thursday to the kibbutz of Be’eri, located near the Gaza Strip and which paid a heavy price for the Hamas attack on October 7. Next, they will travel to the West Bank, where they are scheduled to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.
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