EU foreign ministers to face Gaza split in Copenhagen
Foreign ministers from the European Union will confront the divisions of the war in Gaza after Bloc calls them to “find a strong voice reflecting our values and principles”.
On Saturday, ministers from the EU’s 27 member states will discuss the war initiated by attacking Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas at a meeting in Copenhagen, the Danish capital Copenhagen.
Many EU government has sharply criticized Israel’s war on the war of civilians, especially on the deaths of civilians and the restrictions on humanitarian aid materials.
After a global hunger monitor working with the United Nations and the major aid agencies, he determined that there was a famine in Gaza last week – a finding rejected by Israel.
However, EU members are divided on a common response, some call economic measures to put pressure on Israel, and others emphasize their desire to maintain the dialogue.
The EU’s executive organ proposed to prevent access to Israel’s EU research financing program last month.
However, the proposal has not found enough support to pass through the member states.
Countries such as France, the Netherlands, Spain and Ireland have given support for the proposal.
However, diplomats say that others, such as Germany and Italy, have not supported so far.
Hadja Lahbib, the European crisis management commissioner who controls the EU humanitarian aid, said the EU is a time to find a collective sound in Gaza “.
Talking to journalists in Brussels this week, he refused to say that he was thinking about what action he should take, but he made it clear that he wanted more pressure on Israel.
Gaza said, “What is there is disturbing me and it must be haunted to all of us.”
“This is a tragedy. And we will be evaluated by history.”
Israel rejected the criticism of the behavior of the war and said the military action was necessary to defeat Hamas.
Ministers will publish their views at the Copenhagen meeting, but are not expected to make any decisions.
In addition, under the war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Moscow, they are expected to argue that frozen Russian assets will come (A376 billion dollars) in the EU.
