The EU heads of state or government, meeting in Brussels on Thursday 21 March, called for “an immediate humanitarian pause leading to a sustainable ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages and the provision of humanitarian assistance” and urged Israel to refrain from a military operation on Rafah, where over a million Palestinians are crammed in search of food assistance.
Recognising the right of the Hebrew State to defend itself “in accordance with international law”,...