Josep Borrell, head of the European Union (EU) foreign policy department, said that Israel’s plan to eliminate the radical group Hamas in the Gaza Strip did not work. His words guide the way Reuters.
Borrell emphasized that the EU should continue its efforts to find a two-state solution to the conflict in the Middle East, despite Israel’s stance on this issue.
“What other solutions do you have in mind? Will you force all Palestinians to leave? Eliminate them all?.. …The way they destroyed Hamas is not right. Commenting on Netanyahu’s statements that the radical group should be completely destroyed, Borrell said, “They are fueling hatred for generations.”
Before this, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh statedHe said Netanyahu will not allow a peaceful solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. According to him, successive Israeli governments have repeatedly pushed for a “two-state solution” and prevented in every possible way the establishment of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Previously Britain is disappointed with Netanyahu’s stance on Palestinian statehood.