Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, has announced that the bloc will propose imposing sanctions on extremist settlers who commit acts of violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank by Israel.
Borrell made this statement during a press conference on Monday after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, saying that the EU will work on proposing sanctions against extremist settlers in the West Bank.
Meanwhile, John Kirby, White House spokesperson, informed reporters on board the US presidential plane on Monday that the United States is concerned about reports of the Israeli occupation’s use of white phosphorus and will seek further information on the matter.
In a statement, the Gaza Health Ministry announced on Monday that the number of casualties from the Israeli aggression on Gaza has risen to 18,205 people, with 49,645 others injured since the beginning of the aggression on October 7th.
Ashraf al-Qudra, the spokesperson for the Gaza Health Ministry, stated during a press conference, “In the past few hours, the occupation has committed 19 horrific massacres and acts of genocide in residential neighborhoods and shelter locations in all areas, including areas falsely claimed by the occupation to be safe.”
He added, “208 martyrs and 416 injuries have been received in hospitals, with a large number of victims still under the rubble and on the roads. The occupation continues to prevent ambulances from reaching them, leaving the wounded to bleed to death.”
Al-Qudra warned that the health situation in southern Gaza hospitals is catastrophic and unbearable, with medical teams losing control due to the overwhelming number of casualties and the lack of treatment and clinical resources.
