EU leaders call for Gaza ceasefire, discussion on critical Israel report

Leaders from the European Union’s 27 subordinate countries called connected Thursday for an contiguous ceasefire successful Gaza and said discussions would proceed connected a study connected Israel’s compliance with the terms of an statement with the bloc.

“The European Council calls for an contiguous ceasefire successful Gaza and the unconditional merchandise of each hostages, starring to a imperishable extremity to hostilities,” the leaders said successful written conclusions aft a treatment connected the Middle East successful Brussels.

The EU’s diplomatic work said past week there were indications that Israel had breached its quality rights obligations under the terms of a pact governing its ties with the bloc.

“The European Council takes enactment of the study connected Israel’s compliance with Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and invites the Council to proceed discussions connected a follow-up, arsenic appropriate, successful July 2025, taking into relationship the improvement of the situation connected the ground,” the leaders wrote. [Reuters]