On Thursday, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, called on EU leaders to send a firm message to Israel “to stop preventing food from entering Gaza and protect civilians.”

Borrell's call came before the launch of the Union leaders' summit in the Belgian capital, Brussels, in which he touched on the humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, which has been exposed to a devastating Israeli war for about 6 months.

Borrell said that there are no words to describe the situation in Gaza, noting that the conditions in the Palestinian Strip "have reached the worst condition."

He pointed out that "the European Union Council will take greater steps than demanding support for UNRWA, a sustainable ceasefire, and the release of prisoners."

He added: "What is happening in Gaza today is not a humanitarian crisis. It is a failure of humanity. People are starving, especially children, who are very sick because they do not eat."

Calling on the leaders of the EU countries, Borrell said: “I hope that the European Union Council will send a strong message to Israel saying: Stop preventing food from entering Gaza, allow its crossing, and protect civilians.”

On Monday, Borrell said at a forum in Brussels that Israel is using hunger as a weapon by preventing aid from entering the Gaza Strip.

Israel restricts humanitarian access; This caused a scarcity of food, medicine, and fuel supplies and created a famine that claimed the lives of children and the elderly in the Strip, which has been besieged by Israel for 17 years, and is inhabited by about 2.3 million Palestinians in catastrophic conditions.