Great concern moving towards Muslim-Christian conflict – Borrell

The EU’s foreign policy chief this morning said the Palestinian people and inhabitants of Gaza, cannot be made responsible for what he called the “terrorist actions” of Hamas. Josep Borrell was speaking in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

He condemned the Hamas attacks on Israel, but he said the strikes on civilian victims in Gaza should also be condemned. Mr Borrell said, while Israel has the right to defend itself when attacked, such a defence has limits which are marked by international humanitarian law.

He also warned, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has the potential to spark wider aggression between Muslims and Christians. (The following clip of Mr Borrell is translated by an interpreter.)

Out words: towards Lebanon

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