Brussels: Europe and Arabs
"He joined the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volcker Turk in his call to take immediate measures by world leaders to end the human tragedy in Gaza." He added, "by signing the Geneva Conventions, bearing The signatories are a legal responsibility to ensure adherence to international law by all parties concerned. It is our duty to protect civilians and human rights, and it is time to dispose of it.
The very few information that comes out of northern Gaza is still witnessing a catastrophic level of killing, destruction and starvation, in addition to the forced displacement of civilians while the entire population is under bombings, siege and the danger of hunger, in addition to forcing them to choose between displacement or death.
We need an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages. Civilians in Gaza also need rapid and undesirable access and the continuous distribution of humanitarian assistance on a large scale throughout Gaza.
Since the beginning of this conflict, the European Union has repeatedly called for compliance with international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law. We have stressed the importance of respecting and implementing the orders of the International Court of Justice and the decisions of the United Nations Security Council, which are legally binding. He concluded, "I will continue to fulfill the role of calling to the European Union so that a commitment to respond to the international community will be paid.
On another matter, a European statement said, "Israel's retaliatory attack against Iran, as confirmed by the Israeli Defense Army, was confirmed, amid severe and growing regional tensions.
The dangerous cycle of attacks and retaliation risk causing further expansion in the regional conflict.
While recognizing the right of Israel to self -defense, the European Union calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint to avoid an irreplaceable escalation.
The European Union is still fully committed to reducing tensions and contributing to canceling the escalation, and at this end, it is still in close contact with all relevant actors.