Dec 11, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The situation in Gaza is "catastrophic, apocalyptic", with
destruction proportionally "even greater" than that which
Germany experienced in World War II, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said
Monday.
Israel's war on the Palestinian enclave has resulted in "an incredible number of civilian casualties", Borrell said after chairing a meeting of EU foreign ministers.
"The human suffering constitutes an unprecedented challenge to the
international community," Borrell said.
"Civilian casualties are between 60 and 70 percent of the overall
deaths," based on Gaza health ministry figures, and "85 percent of
the population is internally displaced".
"The destruction of buildings in Gaza... is more or less or even
greater than the destruction suffered by the German cities during the Second
World War," taken proportionally, Borrell said.
The new Arab
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