Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has said Spain will urge the EU Council to authorise the immediate suspension of the agreement that defines the bloc’s relations with Israel, in response to what he described as human rights violations in the Gaza Strip, where Israeli attacks over the past 20 months have killed nearly 56,000 people, reports Al Jazeera.
Albares also said he intends to call for an embargo on arms sales to Israel and sanctions against individuals obstructing the two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces killed at least 33 Palestinians since dawn on Sunday, six of them while seeking aid, hospital sources in Gaza told the media.
Gaza’s Ministry of Health said at least 51 Palestinians were killed in the last 24 hours.
Since March 18, when Israel broke a fragile two-month ceasefire and launched a massive assault on Gaza, at least 5,647 Palestinians have been killed and 19,201 wounded, according to the ministry.
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