EU Calls For ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ in Lebanon and Gaza

Madrid, SANA- The EU foreign policy chief on Monday renewed calls for an “immediate ceasefire” in Lebanon and condemned Israel’s “unacceptable attacks” on UN peacekeepers in the country.

The offensive against Lebanon has thrust the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission to the forefront of the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

UNIFIL, deployed in southern Lebanon since 1978, has reported several injuries and damage to its facilities since “Israel” launched its ground offensive at the end of September.

The European Union calls “for an immediate ceasefire across the blue lines” UNIFIL monitors and the respect of relevant UN Security Council resolutions, Agencies quoted foreign policy chief Josep Borrell as telling a forum in Barcelona.

Borrell also spoke of “condemning the unacceptable attacks” by Israeli forces against UNIFIL structures and personnel.

Referring to UN warnings that Gaza’s humanitarian crisis was the worst since World War II, Borrell said the forum gathering leaders from the Mediterranean region must do more than “just expressing concern”.

“The way this war is being taken against civilians has grave concerns and put too many unanswered questions.”

Mazen Eyon