On Saturday, the European Union renewed its call on Israel not to launch a military attack on the Palestinians in the city of Rafah in the far south of the Gaza Strip.

This was stated by the High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union, Josep Borrell, in a post on his account on the X platform.

Borrell stressed the need to protect all civilians in Gaza in line with international humanitarian law.

He also called on Israel to respect the decisions of the International Court of Justice issued on January 26, in the case brought by South Africa within the framework of the 1948 Genocide Convention, and ordered Israel to take measures to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians, and to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Gaza.

The European official called on Israel not to carry out military action in Rafah that would lead to "exacerbating the already catastrophic humanitarian situation."

Borrell concluded his speech by saying: “We call on Hamas once again to immediately and unconditionally release all hostages.”

Israel, which killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in its devastating war on the Gaza Strip, forced about 1,300,000 Palestinians in the northern and central Gaza Strip to flee to the city of Rafah, bordering Egypt.

Israel is currently announcing its intention to invade Rafah in the southern region, which is crowded with displaced people, after it forcefully removed the residents of the north and directed them to the south, claiming that it is a “safe area.”