BRUSSELS: EU international ministers on Monday (Jan 22) pressed Israel for an eventual two-state resolution with the Palestinians after the warfare in Gaza, at conferences with the highest diplomats from the 2 sides and key Arab states in Brussels.
The shock Hamas assault on Oct 7 on Israel and the next devastating navy response from Israel has plunged the Center East into contemporary turmoil and sparked fears of a broader battle.
However whereas the bloodshed seems to have pushed a long-term resolution additional out of sight, EU officers insist the time is now to speak about lastly resolving the Israeli-Palestinian battle.
The 27 EU ministers met first with Israel’s international minister Israel Katz earlier than they had been because of sit down individually with the Palestinian Authority’s prime diplomat, Riyad al-Maliki.
The international ministers of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia had been additionally holding talks with the European ministers.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has drawn condemnation from the United Nations and defied key backer the USA by rejecting calls for a Palestinian state.
Israel’s assault on Gaza has left over 25,000 Palestinians dead, the overwhelming majority ladies and kids, in response to the Hamas-run well being ministry.
Netanyahu has vowed “full victory” over Hamas after the attacks by the movement’s fighters on Oct 7 that resulted within the deaths of about 1,140 folks, largely civilians, in response to an AFP tally primarily based on official Israeli figures.
Hamas militants additionally seized about 250 hostages and Israel says round 132 stay in besieged Gaza.
EU international coverage chief Josep Borrell advised Israel that “peace and stability can’t be constructed solely by navy means”.
“That are the opposite options they keep in mind? To make all of the Palestinians go away? To kill off them?” Borrell stated.