Reply #21: EU calls for permanent ceasefire in Gaza Strip [View All]

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European Union foreign ministers joined international calls Tuesday for an immediate and lasting cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and for humanitarian aid to be delivered to Gaza.

The EU said in a statement after a meeting in Paris called to discuss the violence that food, medical aid and fuel should be delivered to Gaza, those injured in Israeli military action should be evacuated and humanitarian workers should be allowed access to the area.

"There must be an unconditional halt to rocket attacks by Hamas on Israel and an end to Israeli military action," it said.

The statement echoed a call for a cease-fire from the United Nations Security Council and the "Quartet" of Middle East peacebrokers, which includes the United States and Russia.

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