Israel rejects the EU's accusations of human rights violations in the Gaza Strip. The country's government insists that it is fighting a just war against an enemy. If the EU takes this opportunity to revise visa-free rules for Israelis, it will be unfair. This is stated in a letter from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the EU, reported by UNN with reference to EuroNews.
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Israel criticized the report of the European External Action Service. This document spoke of "indications that Israel is violating its human rights obligations" as specified in Article 2 of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the Jewish state. This refers to the military operation in Gaza and problems with the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave.
Israel is fighting an existential battle, defending itself against common enemies of the West
The letter from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that the EU report and its conclusions should not be taken seriously or used as a basis for any future actions or negotiations. Israel demanded that the deficiencies of the report be remedied.
The review was published last Friday. On the same day, EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas announced that the European Union had decided to revise the association agreement between the community and Israel.
In the letter, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its "surprise" that the report did not take into account "detailed answers to the questions posed by the EU."
The letter begins by outlining the "strategic reality facing Israel" and describes in detail how it is waging war on several fronts.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry believes that the EU review does not take into account the context and crucial facts, namely the terrorist attacks committed against the Jewish state on October 7, 2023.
Israel calls the report a moral collapse of the EU, because the document, as Israel claims, does not address the harm caused to Israeli civilians by Hamas militants, and the proven, in Israel's opinion, cooperation of UNRWA employees with the group.
The purpose of the report is to deny Israel's right to defend itself against terrorism. letter.
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Additionally
Aid centers in Gaza have been operating since the end of May under the leadership of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which is supported by Israel and the United States as a substitute for the UN humanitarian network.
UN organizations accuse the new system of insufficient capacity to provide the population with food and that it effectively allows food to be used as a weapon.
The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported that more than 55,432 people have died and about 128,923 people have been injured as a result of the hostilities.
Reminder
In the European Union, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU have agreed on new rules for suspending visa-free travel. These changes are intended to send a message to countries benefiting from visa-free travel, encouraging them to reduce migration to the EU. And Israel will be one of the first countries to be targeted by the reform of the mechanism for suspending short-term visa-free travel to EU and Schengen countries.
The new rules change the grounds for suspending visa-free travel. Among them are human rights violations, of which Israel is now accused. This could lead to the introduction of mandatory visas for citizens of this state.