Peter Mertens, Secretary General of the Belgian Labor Party, called on the international community to define Israel as a colonial power, an apartheid state, and an occupying force. He said that the situation in Gaza had become “inhumane and unlivable, and that the Israeli bombing had destroyed all The infrastructure is there” Merten said that he does not find an explanation for the reason why Israel has always escaped punishment for the crimes it has committed throughout 75 years of colonization, occupation, and seizure of Palestinian lands.