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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU cites ‘indications’ Israel is breaching human rights obligations over conduct in Gaza

people walk up a devastated road with rubble and destroyed buildings to either side
Palestinians gather along the coastal road in the al-Sudaniyya area of northern Gaza as they wait to receive humanitarian aid on Thursday. The EU’s review was triggered by Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip. Photograph: Omar Ashtawy/APAImages/Shutterstock

The EU has said “there are indications” that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations over its conduct in Gaza, but stopped short of calling for immediate sanctions.

“There are indications that Israel would be in breach of its human rights obligations under article 2 of the EU-Israel association agreement,” states a leaked document from the EU’s foreign policy service, seen by the Guardian.

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