The head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell suggested on Monday that the United States should deliver fewer weapons to Israel if they believe that there are too many deaths on the Palestinian side.
“If you think too many people are being killed, maybe you should provide fewer guns in order to prevent so many people from being killed.
Isn’t that logical?”
, he told the press, referring to statements by American President Joe Biden deeming
the Israeli response to Gaza
“excessive” .
The Israeli offensive left 28,340 dead in the Gaza Strip, the vast majority civilians, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health, which on Monday counted 164 dead in 24 hours.
“Everyone goes to Tel Aviv begging, please don't do this, protect civilians, don't kill so many people
,” stressed Josep Borrell, after a meeting of ministers of the Development of the EU.
But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
“doesn't listen to anyone
,” he added.
“A clear risk of serious violations of the humanitarian law of war”
“They are going to evacuate”
the Palestinians.
"Or ?
On the moon ?"
, he asked again, in reference to the offensive announced by Israel in the south of the Gaza Strip where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are massed.
On Monday, the Court of Appeal in The Hague ordered the Netherlands to stop the export of F-35 parts to Israel, ruling that there was
"a clear risk that serious violations of the humanitarian law of war are committed in the Gaza Strip”
with Israeli F-35 fighter jets.
The war was sparked on October 7 by an unprecedented attack by Hamas commandos infiltrated from Gaza into southern Israel, which resulted in the deaths of more than 1,160 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count. made from official Israeli data.