British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper led the outcry, stating she is "deeply troubled" by the escalating Israeli attacks.
Speaking to Sky News, Cooper emphasized that the humanitarian consequences and "huge mass displacement" in Lebanon have reached a tipping point. She signaled a significant shift in British rhetoric by demanding that Lebanon be formally included in the ongoing ceasefire deal currently limited to the US and Iran.
Paris issued an even more scathing assessment, condemning the "massive strikes" on Beirut neighborhoods in the "strongest possible terms." While the French Foreign Ministry acknowledged that Hezbollah’s "irresponsible and unacceptable" decision to enter the conflict on March 2 ignited the crisis, it asserted that the scale of the Israeli response is "all the more unacceptable" because it threatens to collapse the temporary truce brokered just days ago.
The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, also warned that Israeli actions are placing the US-Iran ceasefire under "severe strain." Kallas joined the chorus of voices insisting the truce must extend to Lebanon, while simultaneously reminding the international community that Hezbollah must fulfill its own obligations to disarm.
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/artc-europe-slams-israel-s-unacceptable-hezbollah-strikes-in-lebanonSpain urges EU to suspend 1995 cooperation treaty with Israel after Lebanon strikes
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday urged the European Union to suspend its 1995 Association Agreement with Israel, the treaty governing trade and political cooperation, following a new wave of strikes on Lebanon.
In a post on the US social media platform X, Sanchez said, "Today, (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu launched his harshest attack on Lebanon since the offensive began."
He described Tel Aviv's disregard for life and international law as "intolerable."
The prime minister said immediate actions must be taken, including that "the European Union must suspend its Association Agreement with Israel."
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