EU commissioner warns of devastating unlivable condition in Gaza
(MENAFN) The European Union’s Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness, and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, issued a stark warning about the deteriorating conditions in Gaza, describing the situation as "catastrophic" and far beyond anything previously imagined, according to reports.
"The situation is catastrophic; it's beyond words. We have crossed a threshold of horror that was unimaginable," Lahbib told a French media outlet.
Highlighting the growing humanitarian emergency, she pointed to the alarming rise in hunger-related deaths and critical health conditions, noting that the lack of food has begun to cause vital organ failure and fatal heart attacks.
"The latest figures we have access to show that 21 children have died of hunger, not counting all those killed by bullets. Today, Palestinians have a choice: either die by bullets or die of hunger," Lahbib said.
Lahbib also raised concerns about a proposed Israeli initiative to move the Palestinian population to what she described as a so-called "humanitarian city" built on the ruins of Rafah in southern Gaza.
"We also know that there is this plan to create a kind of humanitarian city, from which Palestinians would not be able to leave, except to be evacuated elsewhere. So there is a very worrying project here, one that also lacks long-term vision for what everyone calls the two-state solution, which is discussed and agreed upon," she explained.
Emphasizing the widespread support for a two-state solution, she acknowledged that this goal is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve.
"We obtained this agreement just as the possible suspension of the association agreement was being analyzed, since Article 2 of that agreement requires respect for humanitarian law."
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