While international diplomatic efforts are underway to address the Gaza conflict and prevent it from escalating into a regional crisis, the Israeli government has expressed its determination to end Hamas' rule in Gaza. Israeli officials asserted a transition to more targeted warfare, though intense fighting continues. MEPs debate the humanitarian situation, the need to reach a ceasefire, and the risks of escalation in the Middle East. First part of MEPs debate.

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

EU - Israel (T)

EU - Palestine (T)

VAUTMANS, Hilde (Renew, BE)

GAHLER, Michael (EPP, DE)

ZORRINHO, Carlos (S&D, PT)

BULLMANN, Udo (S&D, DE)

MATIAS, Marisa (The Left, PT)

SOLÉ, Jordi (Greens/EFA, ES)

HAUTALA, Heidi (Greens/EFA, FI)

GÁL, Kinga (NI, HU)

VISTISEN, Anders (ID, DK)

PIMENTA LOPES, João (The Left, PT)

AUKEN, Margrete (Greens/EFA, DK)

humanitarian aid (T)

PAPADAKIS, Kostas (NI, EL)

LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Antonio (EPP, ES)

MANDL, Lukas (EPP, AT)

INCIR, Evin (S&D, SE)

AL-SAHLANI, Abir (Renew, SE)

VRECIONOVÁ, Veronika (ECR, CZ)

WEIMERS, Charlie (ECR, SE)

AUBRY, Manon (The Left, FR)

GRUDLER, Christophe (Renew, FR)

PINEDA, Manu (The Left, ES)

BAUZÁ DÍAZ, José Ramón (Renew, ES)

ASIMAKOPOULOU, Anna-Michelle (EPP, EL)

RUISSEN, Bert-Jan (ECR, NL)

MARQUES, Pedro (S&D, PT)

NEUMANN, Hannah (Greens/EFA, DE)

LIMMER, Sylvia (ID, DE)

ZIMNIOK, Bernhard (ID, DE)

PIGNEDOLI, Sabrina (NI, IT)

DONATO, Francesca (NI, IT)

Situation in the Middle East (T)

Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a permanent ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation: MEPs debate (part 1)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Antonio L&#211;PEZ-IST&#218;RIZ WHITE (EPP, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Pedro MARQUES (S&amp;D, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Hilde VAUTMANS (Renew, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jordi SOL&#201; (Greens/EFA, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Charlie WEIMERS (ECR, SE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sylvia LIMMER (ID, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Manon AUBRY (The Left, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Kostas PAPADAKIS (NI, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Michael GAHLER (EPP, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Evin INCIR (S&amp;D, SE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Christophe GRUDLER (Renew, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, FI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bert-Jan RUISSEN (ECR, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Anders Primdahl VISTISEN (ID, DK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Manu PINEDA (The Left, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Kinga G&#193;L (NI, HU), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Lukas MANDL (EPP, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Carlos ZORRINHO (S&amp;D, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jos&#233; Ram&#243;n BAUZ&#193; D&#205;AZ (Renew, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Hannah NEUMANN (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Veronika VRECIONOV&#193; (ECR, CZ), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bernhard ZIMNIOK (ID, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jo&#227;o PIMENTA LOPES (The Left, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sabrina PIGNEDOLI (NI, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU (EPP, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Udo BULLMANN (S&amp;D, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Abir AL-SAHLANI (Renew, SE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Margrete AUKEN (Greens/EFA, DK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Marisa MATIAS (The Left, PT), -