GAZA, (PIC)
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the European Union (EU) not to remain silent regarding Israel’s violations of Palestinian human rights, and to ensure that Tel Aviv stops all its illegal practices.
People in Gaza are being deliberately starved and collectively punished as Israeli authorities are using starvation as a method of warfare, severely and arbitrarily restricting food, water, fuel, electricity, and humanitarian access, HRW said in a letter addressing the EU and EU foreign ministers.
“There is mounting evidence that the actions of the Israeli army are rendering large parts of the Strip unlivable, and massive reconstruction efforts will be required to enable Palestinians to return to their previous lives.”
Most EU governments and commissioners failed to acknowledge Israeli authorities’ crimes of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians, the letter added.
“Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other officials did not condemn Israel’s cutting off of basic services and aid to civilians in Gaza, and they showed little regard for the loss of Palestinian lives amid Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza.”
HRW concluded by calling on the EU to unequivocally and publicly recognize and condemn the Israeli authorities’ war crimes, other international law violations and rights abuses in Gaza and in the West Bank, both before and since October 7, and demand accountability.
