Israel has right to self-defence, but some actions 'counter international law' - Borrell
Israel has the right to defend itself, but some of its actions since Hamas' unprecedented assault on Saturday "counter" international humanitarian law, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Tuesday evening.
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00:00 The EU foreign policy chief, Joseph Borrell, says cutting off water and gas to Gaza was
00:05 not in line with international law after Israel declared this as part of its response to Hamas's
00:10 major terrorist attack on Saturday where hundreds of Israeli civilians were killed.
00:15 EU foreign affairs ministers attended an emergency meeting to discuss the bloc's response.
00:20 Foreign affairs ministers of Israel and the Palestinian Authority were invited to attend
00:23 but neither could agree to being there.
00:26 The EU's foreign policy chief says Gaza needs more aid.
00:30 The fact is that at that moment the casualties in Gaza are also increasing.
00:35 150,000 people are internally displaced and the humanitarian situation is dire so we will
00:44 have to support more, not less, more.
00:50 According to sources there was high tension in the meeting following a tweet on Monday
00:53 from Hungarian EU commissioner Oliver Varhele unilaterally announcing an end to Palestinian
00:59 development aid.
01:00 He was rebuked by several member states such as Ireland, Luxembourg, Spain and Belgium
01:05 who said he had no authority to do so.
01:08 President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has also been unequivocal in
01:11 her support for Israel.
01:18 The
01:45 EU emergency aid to Palestine has not been suspended but some development aid is now
01:49 under review.
01:50 Josep Borrell says the vast majority of EU countries support continuing aid to Palestine.
01:56 Shoda Murray, Euronews, Brussels.
01:58 (whooshing)