Resolution: Urgent action to prevent mass starvation in Gaza
EP Position
The Parliament adopted a motion calling for an unconditional, immediate and permanent ceasefire, unrestricted humanitarian access and an end to the blockade, including opening the port of Ashdod and a corridor from Jordan, and full cooperation with UN and other humanitarian agencies. It refers to the ICJ interim ruling ordering measures to prevent genocide, notes attacks on aid workers and a 29 February incident where more than 100 Palestinians were killed near an aid convoy, and highlights that one quarter of the population faced a high risk of starvation and acute malnutrition among young children.
Key Trade Point
The resolution urges Member States to cease immediately all exports of arms and military technology to Israel and to implement an immediate, comprehensive two-way arms embargo, and it calls for the immediate suspension of the EU–Israel Association Agreement. It also rejects suspension of funding to UNRWA and calls on the EU and Member States to ensure proper support for the agency.
What Comes Next
The Parliament instructs its President to forward the adopted resolution to the Council and the Commission.
Sources
Official Documents
- MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries Adopts a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, uninterrupted humanitarian access, and EU arms embargo plus suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
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