EU Chief von der Leyen: “The bloodshed in Gaza must stop now”

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen declared on Thursday that “the bloodshed in Gaza must stop immediately,” emphasizing that too many civilians in the Palestinian territory “have lost their lives due to Israel’s response to Hamas’s brutal terror.”

Speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, she stressed, “The people of Gaza cannot endure any more, and humanity cannot endure any more.” She called for “an immediate and lasting ceasefire, the release of Israeli hostages, and preparations for the aftermath.”