Following Hamas’ deadly attack against Israel on 7 October 2023, which claimed the lives of around 1,200 people and resulted in more than 200 people being taken hostage, Israel declared war against the terrorist group. It began striking the Gaza Strip from the air, later sending ground forces into the sealed-off coastal enclave. According to the Hamas-run health ministry, more than 11,000 Palestinians, including a large number of civilians, have so far been killed. MEPs take stock of the latest developments, and discuss the regional and global implications of the renewed hostilities as well as the prospects for peace and security in the Middle East.

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

EU - Israel (T)

EU - Palestine (T)

BULLMANN, Udo (S&D, DE)

BENIFEI, Brando (S&D, IT)

AUKEN, Margrete (Greens/EFA, DK)

Humanitarian aid (T2)

LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Antonio (EPP, ES)

MANDL, Lukas (EPP, AT)

LENARČIČ, Janez (SI, EC)

RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, María Soraya (Renew, ES)

HAKKARAINEN, Teuvo (ECR, FI)

INCIR, Evin (S&D, SE)

AL-SAHLANI, Abir (Renew, SE)

RADAČOVSKÝ, Miroslav (NI, SK)

HALICKI, Andrzej (EPP, PL)

FOURLAS, Loucas (EPP, CY)

LEGA, David (EPP, SE)

ALEXANDROV YORDANOV, Alexander (EPP, BG)

YONCHEVA, Elena (S&D, BG)

GUETTA, Bernard (Renew, FR)

SATOURI, Mounir (Greens/EFA, FR)

RUIZ DEVESA, Domènec (S&D, ES)

SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Nacho (S&D, ES)

ASIMAKOPOULOU, Anna-Michelle (EPP, EL)

RUISSEN, Bert-Jan (ECR, NL)

SANTOS, Isabel (S&D, PT)

OCHOJSKA, Janina (EPP, PL)

NEUMANN, Hannah (Greens/EFA, DE)

ZIMNIOK, Bernhard (ID, DE)

GIARRUSSO, Dino (NI, IT)

LOISEAU, Nathalie (Renew, FR)

FRAGKOS, Emmanouil (ECR, EL)

SOFO, Vincenzo (ECR, IT)

ILČIĆ, Ladislav (ECR, HR)

Situation in the Middle East (T)

Key debate - Humanitarian situation in Gaza: MEPs debate (part 2)

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

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

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bernard GUETTA (Renew, FR), -

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

SOUNDBITE (Original), Emmanouil FRAGKOS (ECR, EL), -

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

SOUNDBITE (Original), Miroslav RADA&#268;OVSK&#221; (NI, SK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Andrzej HALICKI (EPP, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Elena YONCHEVA (S&amp;D, BG), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mar&#237;a Soraya RODR&#205;GUEZ RAMOS (Renew, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mounir SATOURI (Greens/EFA, FR), -

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

SOUNDBITE (Original), Dino GIARRUSSO (NI, IT), -

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

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nacho S&#193;NCHEZ AMOR (S&amp;D, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Teuvo HAKKARAINEN (ECR, FI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), David LEGA (EPP, SE), -

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

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

SOUNDBITE (Original), Isabel SANTOS (S&amp;D, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Alexander ALEXANDROV YORDANOV (EPP, BG), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Brando BENIFEI (S&amp;D, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Loucas FOURLAS (EPP, CY), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Janina OCHOJSKA (EPP, PL), Catch the Eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Dom&#232;nec RUIZ DEVESA (S&amp;D, ES), Catch the Eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Abir AL-SAHLANI (Renew, SE), Catch the Eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Margrete AUKEN (Greens/EFA, DK), Catch the Eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ladislav IL&#268;I&#262; (ECR, HR), Catch the Eye