The office of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has requested an “impartial international investigation on this tragic event” following the killing of more than 100 Palestinians waiting for aid deliveries near Gaza City.
“In any case, it is Israel’s responsibility to comply with the rules of international law and to protect the distribution of humanitarian aid to civilian populations,” Borrell office said in a statement.
“The responsibility for this incident lays on the restrictions imposed by the Israeli army and obstructions by violent extremists to the supply of humanitarian aid,” the statement added.
“This very serious incident reveals that the restrictions on the entry of humanitarian assistance contribute to create scarcity, hunger and disease, but also a level of desperation that brings about violence.”
source: AlJazeera