Israel ‘must stop killing people at distribution points,’ says Kaja Kallas
ATHENS — The EU foreign policy chief on Tuesday described the killing of civilians seeking aid in the Gaza Strip as “indefensible.”
Kaja Kallas wrote on X that she held a call with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, noting that she “made clear that IDF (Israeli army) must stop killing people at distribution points.”
“All options remain on the table if Israel doesn’t deliver on its pledges,” she added.
The killing of civilians seeking aid in Gaza is indefensible.
— Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) July 22, 2025
I spoke again with @gideonsaar to recall our understanding on aid flow and made clear that IDF must stop killing people at distribution points.
All options remain on the table if Israel doesn’t deliver on its pledges
Similarly, EU Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen said on X: “The images from Gaza are unbearable.”
Reiterating her call to Israel for the safe and swift flow of humanitarian aid and full respect of international and humanitarian law, she said, “Civilians in Gaza have suffered too much, for too long. It must stop now. Israel must deliver on its pledges.”
Civilians cannot be targets. Never.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) July 22, 2025
The images from Gaza are unbearable.
The EU reiterates its call for the free, safe and swift flow of humanitarian aid.
And for the full respect of international and humanitarian law.
Civilians in Gaza have suffered too much, for too long.… https://t.co/VhaKxUXka0
Gaza is facing one of the worst humanitarian disasters in its history. The spread of hunger has accelerated since March 2, when Israel shut all border crossings, halting the entry of food, fuel and medical aid.
Severe malnutrition symptoms have become widespread, particularly among children and chronically ill patients.
Israel has killed more than 59,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, in Gaza since October 2023. The Relentless bombing has destroyed the enclave, almost collapsed the health system and created famine-like conditions.
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave. — AA
