EU ‘cannot linger at the margins’ of Gaza conflict, says former top diplomat

Josep Borrell says Europe has a duty to intervene but has been relegated to the sidelines'

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The EU must come up with a more assertive response to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the violations of international law, the bloc's former chief diplomat has said.

In a strongly worded article, Josep Borrell said the EU had a duty" to intervene and must come up with its own concerted plan to end the war instead of relying on the US.