BRUSSEL: The European Union (EU) on Sunday called for an “urgent pauses in hostilities” and the development of humanitarian corridors in the Gaza Strip, the EU top officials said.
In a statement the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said, “The EU is seriously concerned regarding the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.” The European Union calls for “continued, and safe” humanitarian access and help to reach those in need, highlighting that global humanitarian law demands that ” medical supplies, hospitals, and civilian population inside hospitals must be protected.”
Hospitals should also be provided immediately with the most urgent supplies and patients that need immediate medical care need to be evacuated safely, the statement maintained.
EU Calls for ‘Pauses’ in Hostilities in Gaza
The Palestinian Red Crescent stated Al-Quds hospital was out of service, with staff members struggling to care for those already in the hospital with little food, medicine, and water.
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Palestinian health authorities said Sunday around 13 people have been killed in recent Israeli air raid on a house in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Palestinian officials said in a statement that more than 11,078 Gaza residents have also been killed in air and artillery attacks since October 7, about 40 percent of them children. Locals reported increased fighting near Al-Shati refugee camp, by the shore in northern Gaza
