EU foreign policy commissioner Josep Borrell has stated that some of the decisions Government of Israel has made are contrary to international humanitarian law.
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The EU commissioner said this on Tuesday in Oman, where he attended the joint meeting of foreign ministers from the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
“Israel has the right to defend, but it has to be done in accord with international humanitarian law. And some decisions are contra this international law,” Borrell said.
The GCC, a group of 6 Arab countries; Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and the EU have both condemned terrorist attacks by Hamas, Borrell noted, but also condemned any attacks on civilians, demanded the immediate release of all hostages, and called for Israel to respect international law and not block the delivery of food, water or electricity to the civilian population of Gaza.
The both called on Israel to open “humanitarian corridors” from Gaza to Egypt, so that civilians can leave the territory ahead of Israeli reprisal airstrikes.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant had on Monday ordered a complete siege of Gaza.
“There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed,” Gallant told the Israeli media. “We are fighting human animals and we act accordingly.”
Nnamdi Maduakor is a Writer, Investor and Entrepreneur
