2024-03-02 22:55:47
The high representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, stated this Saturday that “the shooting by Israeli soldiers once morest civilians who are trying to access food is unjustifiable,” referring to the 115 Gazans who died following the military opened fire on people attending a food distribution.
In a statement, Borrell claimed a “impartial international investigation” regarding these events, with the aim of obtaining “a clear overview of the facts and responsibilities.”
“The responsibility for this incident falls under the restrictions imposed by the Israeli army and obstructions by violent extremists to the supply of humanitarian aid,” said the head of European diplomacy.
In his opinion, this incident reveals that the restrictions imposed by Israel on the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza “contribute to creating scarcity, hunger and diseasebut also a level of desperation that generates violence.”
Borrell reminded Israel that it has the responsibility to “fulfill the norms of international law and protect the distribution of humanitarian aid to civilian populations”.
The head of European diplomacy predicted “total chaos that will make it impossible the distribution of humanitarian aid” if the fighting between Israel and Hamas does not stop and “contempt for international humanitarian law” persists.
Borrell called on Israel to eliminate restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza and allow “free, unhindered and safe” humanitarian access through all border points with the Strip.
“We urge Israel to immediately remove obstacles at the Kerem Shalom crossing and open access in the north at the Karni and Erez crossings, open the port of Ashdod to humanitarian aid and allow a direct humanitarian corridor from Jordan,” he added. .
In your opinion, food drops from the airlike the one carried out today by the United States for the first time in Gaza, “should be the solution of last resort” to bring humanitarian aid to the Strip, since, as he said, “its impact is minimal and it is not without risks.” for civilians.”
Borrell insisted on the need for a ceasefire in the Strip to enable large-scale delivery of humanitarian aid and protect civilians.
They are already more than 30,000 deaths, mostly women and children, in the war in Gaza that began on October 7 following Hamas attacks once morest Israel, in which the Islamist group killed some 1,200 people and kidnapped more than 200.
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