On Thursday 18 January, MEPs called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a resumption of efforts towards a political solution, “provided that all hostages are immediately and unconditionally released and the terrorist organisation Hamasis dismantled”.
They adopted an amendment proposed by the EPP group (257 votes in favour, 242 against and 17 abstentions), which was stricter than the original text, which did not make a direct link between the release of the hostages and the dismantling...