European Security Council countries call on Israel to abandon its plan to occupy Gaza
The United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Greece and Slovenia have warned of the danger to the hostages and have stressed that the humanitarian situation in Gaza would worsen.
The five European countries that make up the UN Security Council have asked Israeltoabandon its plan to occupy Gaza\u00A0, claiming that it may "violate international law. "
The UnitedKingdom, France, Denmark, Greeceand Sloveniaparticipated on Sunday in an extraordinary meeting to discuss the occupation of Palestine and condemned the plan recently announced by the Israeli Government to extend the military operation in Gaza.
The Slovenian representative on the Security Council, Samuel Zbogar, has stressed that 'such a plan would violate international humanitarian law, and we therefore urgentlycall on Israel to abandon this claim.
Thus, following the approval by the Israeli Government's Security Cabinet ofPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's military plan , the five European countries that make up the UN Security Council have warned of the "risks to life for the citizens of Gaza."
They believe that "the decision ofthe Israeli Government will not guarantee the return of the hostages and may further endanger their lives ".
"Thehumanitarian situation in Gaza will worsen and lead to more Palestinian deaths and mass displacements, "they added.
The European representatives have insisted that 'the situation of famine is extremely serious and that they are accepting the riskof killing civilians who are absolutely desperate in areas providing humanitarian aid to feed their families'.
"We have a clear message to Israel: remove the limits on the distribution of humanitarian aid so that the UN can intervene, so that the distributions are safe , "they said.
Netanyahu has announced that Israel will "soon" launch a new military operation against Gaza to control "the last two strongholds held by Hamas," as well as the refugee camps in the centre and south of the Gaza Strip.
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