Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called on the European Commission to take steps to protect the independence of the International Criminal Court and the United Nations and the efforts of the two bodies to end the genocide in Gaza.
"We ask the Commission to activate the Anti-Coercion Instrument, to protect the independence of the International Criminal Court and the United Nations, and their actions to end the genocide in Gaza," Pedro Sanchez said on X, Wednesday, May 6, as reported by ANTARA from Anadolu.
He said Spain "will not turn a blind eye" and warned that sanctioning those who defend international justice risked undermining the human rights system.
"The European Union cannot remain a spectator in the face of this persecution," he added.
The Israeli army has killed more than 72,600 people, mostly women and children, and wounded more than 172,000 in its deadly offensive in Gaza since October 2023, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Although a ceasefire has been in place since last October, Israel has refused to allow the entry of humanitarian aid supplies in agreed quantities to the region, where some 2.4 million Palestinians, including 1.5 million refugees, face dire humanitarian conditions.
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