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All options on the table if Israel does not deliver on Gaza pledges, EU's Kallas says

All options on the table if Israel does not deliver on Gaza pledges, EU's Kallas says

All options on the table if Israel does not deliver on Gaza pledges, EU's Kallas says
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the media as she arrives at the 5th EU-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial meeting in Brussels, Belgium on July 14.
PHOTO: Reuters file

BRUSSELS — All options are on the table if Israel does not deliver on its pledges to facilitate humanitarian aid in Gaza, the European Union's (EU) top diplomat said on Tuesday (July 22).

"The killing of civilians seeking aid in Gaza is indefensible," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas wrote in a post on X, adding that she spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar "to recall our understanding on aid flow and made clear that Israel Defence Forces must stop killing people at distribution points".

Earlier this month, Kallas said Israel had agreed to expand humanitarian access to Gaza, including increasing the number of aid trucks, crossing points and routes to distribution hubs.

"All options remain on the table if Israel doesn't deliver on its pledges," Kallas said.

On Monday, two dozen Western countries called for Israel to immediately end its war in Gaza and criticised what they described as "inhumane killing" of Palestinians, saying it was "horrifying" that more than 800 civilians had been killed while seeking aid.

Israel's foreign ministry called Monday's statement "disconnected from reality" and said it would send the wrong message to Hamas.

Gaza health officials have said more than 59,000 Palestinians have died during the 21-month conflict in Gaza.

The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel on Oct 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages back to Gaza, according to Israeli tallies.

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Source: Reuters

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