Israel Defense Forces also says at least 279 of its soldiers have been killed, while Gaza says more than 2,300 people have been killed
Lisa O’Carroll is the Guardian’s Brussels correspondent The EU is to convene an emergency meeting of its member states to discuss the consequences of the deteriorating situation in Israel and Palestine. It comes amid concerns in the EU that the European Commission is overreaching, making decisions on policy relating to Israel without seeking the firm views of member states first.
Sending out an invitation for a summit on Tuesday, the European Council president, Charles Michel, said if the EU was “not careful” the conflict could “feed extremism” across Europe. He is also concerned about the consequences for neighbouring countries’ capacity to deal with refugees and the potential for onward crisis support in the EU.
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