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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels

Leaders to meet as EU struggles to put on united front over Israel-Hamas war

Politicians stand for a minute’s silence in Brussels
Charles Michel (l) and Ursula von der Leyen (c) during a minute’s silence in Brussels last week for victims of the attacks in Israel. Photograph: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images

An emergency meeting of the heads of EU member states has been called on Tuesday in an effort to “harmonise” the bloc’s response to the conflict in Israel and Gaza after a week of dysfunction and division.

As fears grow over the risk of a wider war and a humanitarian catastrophe in the region, EU member states admit they have struggled to put on a united front as they did in February 2023 when Russia invaded Ukraine.

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