EU ‘cannot linger at the margins’ of Gaza conflict, says former top diplomat

A Palestinian girl stands amid the destruction of the Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza. Borrel lamented that the EU was only a bit-player in mediation talks. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

The EU must come up with a more assertive response to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the violations of international law, the bloc’s former chief diplomat has said.

In a strongly worded article, Josep Borrell said the EU had a “duty” to intervene and must come up with its own concerted plan to end the war instead of relying on the US.