EU foreign affairs chief tells Israel not to be ‘consumed by rage’ in response to Hamas attacks

Josep Borrell says one horror does not justify another' and calls for unconditional release of hostages

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The EU foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, has urged Israel not to be consumed by rage" in its response to the Hamas attacks of 7 October as the French president, Emmanuel Macron, acknowledged splits in Europe on the conflict.

Speaking from Kibbutz Be'eri - where at least 85 of the 1,200 people killed that day died and from where about 30 of the more than 240 were kidnapped - Borrell said Israel must be defended", but, one horror does not justify another: innocent civilians, including thousands of children, have died in recent weeks.