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9. Stresses that Israel’s right to defend itself cannot justify indiscriminate military action in Gaza and in the region; stronglyexpresses condemnsconcern over the continuous escalation ofmilitary waroperations in Gaza caused by the Israeli militaryGaza operations,Strip, which hashave led to devastating humanitarian consequences and unacceptableunbearable suffering for the civilian population, particularly children, who are bearing the brunt of this war; equally condemns Hamas’s deliberate abuse of civilian infrastructure and its use of the population as human shields; calls for the application of the updated EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict as a framework for action, prioritising the rights, safety and well-being of children;

15. Considers it essential to carry out a full investigation into allegedall war crimes and violations of international law, and for the Israeli political andall militarythose authoritiesresponsible to be held to account;

20. Strongly condemns the fact that the Commission and the European Council have so far failed to respond with the urgency that the gravity of the catastrophic situation in Gaza demands;

20. Fully supports the current EU sanctions enacted against violent Israeli settlers and activists in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem; calls for the EU to follow the decisions of several Member States and the United Kingdom to issue sanctions against Israeli Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich and Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir; supports the extension of sanctions and calls for targeted EU restrictive measures, including asset freezes and visa bans through the EU’s Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, to be applied to extremist individuals and entities directly involved in the unlawful occupation of the Palestinian Territories and in severe breaches of international law, including extremist ministers openly calling for acting against the two-state solution;

21. Invites the Commission and the European Council to reflect on the profound consequences for the EU’s global image of the absence of an objective response to the catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip and the perception of a double standard in the EU’s diplomatic action; stresses that this situation is destroying the EU’s credibility not only in the eyes of the Global South but also in the eyes of our citizens;

22. Fully supports the current EU sanctions enacted against violent Israeli settlers and activists in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem; calls for the EU to follow the decisions of several Member States and the United Kingdom to issue sanctions against Israeli Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich and Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir; supports the extension of sanctions and calls for targeted EU restrictive measures, including asset freezes and visa bans through the EU’s Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, to be applied to extremist individuals and entities directly involved in the unlawful occupation of the Palestinian Territories and in severe breaches of international law, including extremist ministers openly calling for genocidal actions or acting against the two-state solution;

24.22. Recalls that the European External Action Service has concluded that the Israeli Government is in clear breach of its human rights obligations under Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; regrets that the agreement remains in force and that no other measures have been introduced so far;