𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥’𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬

DW, 29 August 2025

The foreign ministers of six European nations have condemned Israel’s expanded offensive in Gaza City and its plans to “establish a permanent presence” in the enclave’s largest city.
In a joint statement
issued on Friday, the foreign ministers from Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia and Spain reiterated that intensifying military operations in the war-torn enclave would “endanger the lives of hostages who cruelly remain at the hands of Hamas and will lead to the intolerable deaths of innocent Palestinian civilians.”
The ministers also denounced “the forced displacement of Palestinians, which represents a flagrant violation of international law.”
The statement said Israel’s “systematic destruction of essential civilian infrastructure, including locations that serve as refuge for extremely vulnerable displaced civilians, is unacceptable.”
They urged the Israeli government and military authorities to immediately cease its operations.
“This spiral of violence must end,” the statement said.
The ministers also said they were “horrified” by the UN-backed monitor’s confirmation of a famine in Gaza City and its surroundings, urging Israel to “uphold its humanitarian obligations.”
“The international community will not remain silent in the face of human rights violations, and we will continue working intensively for peace (…) We all need peace and stability to return to the region,” the statement concluded.