Borrell said that it is difficult to avoid casualties among the 1.5 million Palestinians displaced to Rafah (Al Jazeera)

European Union foreign policy official Josep Borrell said that Israel must realize that there are a large number of civilians in Rafah and that it is impossible to avoid their falling victims, while Amnesty International called on countries of the world to review their relationship with Israel to ensure that they do not contribute to perpetuating the occupation and the separation regime. Racist.

Borrell explained, ahead of the monthly meeting of European Union foreign ministers, that the meeting would discuss the war on Gaza in the presence of the United Nations Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs and Reconstruction in Gaza.

He added that the majority of European countries will issue a statement, even if there is no consensus among them, to demand that Israel not launch a military operation in Rafah.

He said, "There is nothing new. Rather, it is the same bad news. 1.5 million Palestinians were pushed to the border with Egypt, and the only solution is a ceasefire, the liberation of the hostages, and the transition to a political solution."

He also said that he does not expect the military operation in Gaza to stop without liberating the detainees, indicating that he does not see other steps without that, but he stressed that - nevertheless - pressure must be put on Israel until it understands that there are large numbers of civilians in Rafah and it is difficult to avoid casualties. who are they.

In the same context, Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin said on Monday that he hopes the European Union will reach a consensus regarding imposing sanctions on perpetrators of settler violence in the West Bank, and added that the world is "shocked" at the level of "inhumanity" in Gaza.

The Irish Foreign Minister said that the world is “shocked” by the level of “inhumanity” in Gaza (Reuters)

Amnesty: Systematic violations

On the other hand, Amnesty International called on Israel to end its occupation of Palestine to stop fueling the apartheid system and systematic human rights violations, it said.

The organization said that the Israeli occupation of Palestine is the longest military occupation and one of the most deadly military occupations in the world, and is characterized by systematic and widespread violations of Palestinian rights.

She added that all countries must review their relations with Israel to ensure that they do not contribute to the perpetuation of the occupation or the apartheid system.

Amnesty International also announced today evidence of deadly “unlawful attacks” committed by Israeli forces in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

She said in a statement published on her website that "entire families have been eliminated with impunity."

Amnesty International's investigation examined four separate Israeli attacks in Rafah, where civilians, including children and the elderly, were said to bear the brunt of the continuing violence.

Watch calls for pressure on Israel

Relatedly, the former coordinator of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth, called for pressure on Israel, cutting off military aid, and stopping the sale of weapons to it.

He said that Israel is obstructing the arrival of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, which is facing famine as a result of the war launched by Tel Aviv against the Palestinians.

The former official of the human rights organization pointed out that Israel uses starvation as a weapon of war, describing the matter as an "overt war crime."

He considered that Israel's obstruction of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip also contradicts the decision of the International Court of Justice regarding the necessity of allowing humanitarian aid to reach Gaza.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies