EU leaders to hold extraordinary talks on the conflict amid fears of escalation into a regional war
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has been criticised for expressing unqualified support for Israel's response to last week's Hamas attack. Photograph: Adnan Beci/AFP via Getty Images’s approach towards the Israel-Hamas conflict as “thoughtless and even reckless” as national leaders convene an emergency meeting to take a grip on theStrip as catastrophic, with its 2.
president Dr von der Leyen for expressing unqualified support for Israel’s response in a trip to Tel Aviv last week without calling for respect for international law. EU national leaders issued a statement over the weekend stressing the importance of respecting international law amid mounting criticism of the commission president’s response, with one official accusing her of giving a “blank cheque to Israel” and others accusing her of exceeding her powers.
“At this deeply troubling moment, it’s vital for the leaders of the European Union to set out our common position and establish a unified course of action,” Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said in a statement in advance of the talks. “The possibility of the conflict escalating is a particular concern for Ireland, not least because it would only result in further unnecessary bloodshed, but also because we have peacekeeping troops in nearby Lebanon and Syria.”
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