BRUSSELS, Belgium - EU leaders on Thursday called for 'humanitarian corridors and pauses' in Israel's war with Hamas to get aid into Gaza, after hours of negotiations at a summit of the bloc in Brussels.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - EU leaders on Thursday called for"humanitarian corridors and pauses" in Israel's war with Hamas to get aid into Gaza, after hours of negotiations at a summit of the bloc in Brussels.
After five hours of talks, the leaders called for"continued, rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access and aid to reach those in need through all necessary measures including humanitarian corridors and pauses for humanitarian needs". The 27-nation bloc has long been split between more pro-Palestinian members such as Ireland and Spain, and staunch backers of Israel including Germany and Austria.
The EU's call fell short of the demands from the United Nations for a"ceasefire", despite a last-ditch push from Spain to toughen the language.Germany and other strong supporters of Israel had sought to temper any wording that could be seen as tying Israel's hand in going after Hamas. The conference should be held within the next six months, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said before the talks began on Thursday.
"The enemies of freedom are very interested in bringing the free world to the second front... We must clearly see this scenario and counter it -- together," he said.
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