Belgium’s Minister of Development Cooperation and Urban Policy Caroline Gennez has accused Israel of “erasing entire Palestinian villages from the map.”
In an interview with the daily De Morgen published earlier this week Gennez said that &ldquoentire villages are being wiped off the map by the Israelis.&rdquo
“In the occupied Palestinian territories the situation is no longer sustainable. Entire villages have been wiped off the map by Israelis. The periods of violent escalation are becoming shorter and more intense. As a result the population has nowhere to turn. More Palestinians have been injured and killed due to violence since the beginning of this year compared to all of 2022.”
Gennez described the situation as &ldquounsustainable.&rdquo
&ldquoThe periods of escalating violence are shorter than before but more frequent and more intense. As a result the population no longer has room to catch its breath&rdquo she said in the interview which was largely focused on efforts to step up humanitarian aid worldwide.
Following her comments Belgium’s Ambassador to Israel was summoned for a reprimand at the Israeli Foreign Ministry while Israel’s Ambassador to Belgium submitted a strongly worded protest letter to the Belgian Foreign Ministry.
