Israeli Overseas Minister Israel Katz known as EU overseas coverage chief Josep Borrell an “anti-Semitic” who stated he was “shocked” after the demise of UN employees in an Israeli bombardment within the Gaza Strip.
“Joseph Borrell is an anti-Semite and a critic of Israel who consistently tries to move resolutions and sanctions towards Israel throughout the EU, till he’s blocked by most member states,” the Israeli overseas ministry stated in a press release.
On Thursday, Borel condemned “the violation of basic ideas of worldwide humanitarian legislation” after 18 individuals have been killed Wednesday in an Israeli bombardment of a college within the Gaza Strip that had been become a human shelter, in keeping with Civil Safety.
Among the many victims have been six members of the UN Refugee Company (UNRWA).
The Israeli strike destroyed a part of a facility managed by UNRWA.
The Israeli navy, for its half, introduced that its air power “carried out a precision strike on terrorists working” inside the college and had taken steps to scale back the dangers to civilians.
The navy immediately named 9 males it stated have been members of Hamas killed within the bombing in Nuseirat, together with three UNRWA employees.
“There’s a distinction between respectable criticism and political disagreements, that are regular between pals, and Borel's marketing campaign of anti-Semitism and hate towards Israel, which is harking back to the worst anti-Semites in historical past,” Katz stated.
The Israeli strike on the college was the deadliest incident for UNRWA workers because the outbreak of warfare on 7 October 2023 and drew worldwide condemnation.
UNRWA says at the least 220 of its workers have been killed within the warfare, which was sparked by Hamas' unprecedented assault on Israel on October 7.
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