On the immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
B-9-2024-0190
on behalf of the S&D Group · Rapporteur: Pedro Marques, Evin Incir
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A motion for a resolution tabled by the S&D Group on the immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries. It reiterates the call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, condemns attacks on civilians and aid trucks, and demands Israel implement the ICJ's provisional measures.¶¶¶ It calls for rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access, land corridors kept open permanently, and full cooperation from Egypt and Israel. It stresses UNRWA's role and calls for EU funding tranches to be disbursed urgently.¶¶¶ It emphasises Israel's obligations under international humanitarian law and Hamas's obligation to release all hostages, and reiterates support for the ICJ and a two-state solution along the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as the capital of both states.¶¶¶
Key points
- Reiterates the call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire to address the immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza.¶
- Stresses that targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure is a grave violation of international humanitarian law; calls on Israel to cease all indiscriminate attacks causing collective punishment and to implement the ICJ's provisional measures of 26 January 2024.¶
- Expresses deep concern about the catastrophic humanitarian situation, including imminent famine, disease spread, confirmed child deaths from malnutrition and dehydration, and unsafe aid delivery conditions; underlines the need for rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access.¶
- Strongly condemns the attacks on aid trucks on 29 February 2024 by the Israeli Defence Forces and calls for an independent investigation.¶
- Emphasises Israel's obligations under international humanitarian law to allow, facilitate and enable humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in Gaza, and Hamas's obligation to immediately release all hostages.¶
- Calls for land corridors to be opened and remain open permanently for humanitarian aid, and urges Egypt and Israel to fully cooperate with the international community to establish humanitarian corridors.¶
- Emphasises UNRWA's crucial role, welcomes the release of a portion of EU funding, calls for the next tranches to be disbursed urgently, recalls the budgetary authority's agreement for additional funding in 2024, and calls on donor countries that suspended funding to reconsider.¶
- Reiterates the EU's strong support for the work of the ICJ.¶
- Stresses the importance of a two-state solution with two states living side by side in peace and security along the 1967 borders and Jerusalem as the capital of both states.¶
Who is affected
- Israel: called on to cease indiscriminate attacks, implement ICJ measures, and allow humanitarian aid.¶¶
- Hamas: called on to immediately release all hostages.
- Egypt and Israel: urged to cooperate in establishing humanitarian corridors.¶
- UNRWA: its role emphasised; EU funding tranches to be disbursed urgently.¶
- Donor countries that suspended funding to UNRWA: called on to reconsider.