Israel bombed school in Gaza, EC president reacts: disgusting attack

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has condemned the disgusting “wave of Israeli deadly attacks on civilian objects in Gaza, including a school.

She made these statements during a telephone conversation held with King Abdullah of Jordan on May 27th.

Rescue teams have said Israeli air strikes have killed at least 52 people at the Gaza Strip on Monday, 33 in a school transformed into shelters.
Israeli attacks are part of the resumption of their offensive, aimed at destroying the Palestinian group called terrorist organisation by the United States and the European Union offensive that has sparked international condemnation.

The expansion of Israel's military operations in Gaza, targeting civil infrastructure, among them a school serving the shelter of displaced Palestinian families, the killing of civilians, including children, is disgusting”, von der Leyeen said, according to the European Union's announcement regarding the conversation held with the Jordanian leader.

The European Commission has always supported and will continue to support Israel's right to security and self-defense”, she said.

However, escalation and disproportional use of force against civilians cannot be justified under humanitarian and international law”, van der Leyeen warned.

The EC chief demanded that Israel “immediately resume sending humanitarian aid, in line with humanitarian principles, and with the participation of the United Nations and other international humanitarian partners”.

The European Union has faced difficulties in having an impact on the Gaza conflict because of the lingering divisions within the bloc among states supporting Israel and those considered more propalestinian.

However, the moment to increase pressure on Israel has increased since Israel resumed its offensive in Gaza.

The Gaza war began when Hamas - led militants attacked the south of Israel, killing about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking another 251 hostage. Hamas members are still holding dozens of hostages, while many others have been released under ceasefire agreements and others.

Israel's revenge offensive, which has destroyed large parts of Gaza, has killed over 55,000 Palestinians, mainly women and children, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, which does not differentiate between civilians and fighters in its calculations. / REL/Periscopi/