US EditionIsrael Onslaught in Gaza 'Looks Like Genocide,' Says Top European Commission Official
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, AUG 7 – European Commission Vice President calls Gaza killings genocide-like amid over 61,000 deaths, urging increased EU pressure on Israel to address the humanitarian crisis.
- In Brussels, the EU official declared that displacement and killing in Gaza 'look very much like genocide,' according to Politico on Aug 7.
- The European Commission had previously accused Israel of human rights violations but stopped short of genocide, and last week proposed curbing Israeli access to its flagship research funding programme after October 7, 2023.
- According to Palestinian health authorities, Ribera highlighted that Gaza residents lack food, water, medicine and shelter under blockade, with Israel's military killing more than 61,000 people.
- Over 1,300 EU institution employees urged Ursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas to impose sanctions, while Israel rejected genocide accusations, calling a South Africa ICJ case 'outrageous'.
- Meanwhile, EU officials and former Israeli chiefs highlight growing alarm over Gaza's crisis as the nearly 22-month war continues.
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