Antonio Costa: "What Unfolds in Gaza Is a Humanitarian Tragedy, Violence Must Stop" - World Stock Market

"What is unfolding in Gaza is a humanitarian tragedy. An entire people is being subjected to overwhelming and disproportionate military force," said the European Council President.

The President of the European Council, Antonio Košta, said today that he was shocked by the situation in the Gaza Strip, due to the expanded Israeli offensive, and called for an end to the violence.

European Council President Antonio Costa expressed his horror at the events in Gaza on Saturday, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the Palestinian enclave. Rubio called for a halt to the fighting in Gaza, where Israel has launched a new offensive, the French news agency AFP reported.

Israel's new large-scale offensive in the Gaza Strip against Islamist Hamas has met with international criticism and concern. The start of a new ground offensive was a cause of "too deep concern" – both in view of Israel's strategic goals and the humanitarian situation in the coastal area, said a spokesman for the Foreign Office in Berlin. EU Council President António Costa "stricken" and appealed to both parties on Platform X: "Violence must st…

Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, demands that Israel immediately cease its attacks and allow immediate and unhindered delivery of aid to the war-torn population of Gaza. He says he is deeply alarmed by reports of an increase in the Israeli military's attacks in recent days. Costa says an entire nation is suffering from overwhelming and disproportionate military operations that have resulted in an absolute tragedy for the Palesti…

Schoolboy from Rafah: I wish to finish off the Jews

Saleh Ahmad Saleh Al-Zamili, a schoolboy from Rafah was interviewed in an improvised classroom by Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas) on January 18, 2025. He said that no one can prevent Palestinians from defeating the Jews and that he wishes that the war would end and they can “finish off the Jews.” The Al-Aqsa correspondent stated: “We will finish off the Jews with our determination, our weapons, our power, and our knowledge.” Al-Zamili responded: “We are A…