MEPs were divided, on Tuesday 16 January, during the debate on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. MEPs from political groups on the right of the political spectrum highlighted the responsibility of Hamas and the situation of Israeli hostages, while left-wing elected MEPs called for action against Israel.
For the EPP group, the Spaniard Antonio López-Istúriz White, who also chairs the European Parliament delegation for relations with Israel, said that for the war to end, the hostages had...