BRUSSELS: The European Union edged on Monday (Oct 23) towards endorsing a "humanitarian pause" in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas but some member governments signalled
European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Sep 19, 2019. war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas
After a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg, Borrell said there was"basic consensus" on a pause. But diplomats from three EU countries, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that was not their impression of the meeting. More than 5,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes, according to the enclave's health ministry, and about 1.4 million of Gaza's 2.3 million population are now internally displaced, according to the United Nations.
Two aid convoys - one of 20 trucks, the other of 14 - entered Gaza over the weekend from Egypt at the Rafah crossing, according to officials. But Borrell said 100 such trucks would normally go into Gaza even before the war. "There's a vital need to get water, to get food, to get medical supplies into Gaza," said Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin."The degree of human suffering is immense. We have to distinguish between the civilians of Gaza and Hamas."
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