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EU leaders condemn breakdown of Gaza ceasefire

Diplomacy 2025-03-20, 11:46pm

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EU leaders have said that they deplore the breakdown of the ceasefire in Gaza, which came as Israel reignited the war three days ago, and Hamas’s refusal to hand over the remaining captives.

“The European Council deplores the breakdown of the ceasefire in Gaza, which has caused a large number of civilian casualties in recent air strikes,” the council said in a statement. “It deplores the refusal of Hamas to hand over the remaining hostages.”

The council called for an “immediate return to the full implementation of the ceasefire-hostage release agreement” as well as for “unimpeded access” and sustained distribution of humanitarian assistance at scale into and throughout Gaza.

“This access and distribution, as well as the supply of electricity to Gaza, including for the water desalination plants, must be resumed immediately,” the statement read. – Al-Jazeera