Ireland and Spain demand EU reviews Israel trade deal over rights obligations
by Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#6JMAS)
Joint letters from prime ministers implore the bloc to act over deteriorating' situation in Gaza
The prime ministers of Ireland and Spain have implored EU leaders to take action over the deteriorating" situation in Gaza, demanding an immediate assessment of whether Israel is complying with human rights obligations written into a trade deal with the bloc.
The letter was sent amid mounting international calls for Israel to drop plans for a military assault on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, where more than 1 million Palestinians from the north and centre of the territory have fled seeking safety. At least 74 Palestinians were this week killed in an Israel rescue mission in the city in which two hostages were freed.
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