Joseph Borrell, Higher Representative of Foreign Affairs in the European Union (EU) affirmed that the European Parliament, after going to Washington, from Washington to Cairo, and now in Luxembourg is continuing to discuss the same issue: the situation in Israel, and Palestine after the attacks launched by Hamas against Israel.
He added that the European Ministers [for Foreign Affairs] will continue today, Monday, elaborating on the decisions, on the analysis done by the European Council.
Borrell participated in the meeting of this Council from Sevilla, in the south of Spain, by videoconference, and now the most important thing is to call for humanitarian support to go into Gaza.
In Cairo, the Secretary-General of the United Nations [António Guterres] made a dramatic call in order to allow humanitarian help to enter.
On the first day, 20 trucks were allowed to come in – 20. But in normal times, without the war, 100 trucks entered Gaza every day. So, it is clear that 20 [trucks], it is not enough.
The European diplomat pointed out that the bloc
has invited to participate in the Commissioner in charge of Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, who will inform us.
Borrell went on to say that he has been talking with Janez Lenarčič, and he explained that it is important [to bring] more support – more humanitarian support – and it is important to have fuel in order to make the power stations work and the desalination stations work. Otherwise, there is no water, there is no electricity.
Janez Lenarčič warned that without water and electricity, the hospitals can barely work. It is important [to bring] more, quicker and in particular to enter the basic things that make water and electricity supplies being restored.
He revealed the European ministers and parliamentarians will discuss also the call of the United Nations(UN) for a humanitarian pause in Gaza, which is also needed, even for giving back the hostages.
The attacks of missiles, of rockets from Hamas throughout Gaza have to stop. The hostages, the people who have been kidnapped, have to be released, obviously. It is part of any step towards de-escalation, and we have to start thinking of how to revive the political process. But the priority at the moment is to make humanitarian support go into Gaza.
The European Commission has increased its support, but there are queues and queues of trucks waiting to enter.
Borrell stressed that the world has to discuss the political process which has been forgotten for too long.
He calls on the great powers not to forget the Palestinian issue that must be solved.
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