EU international coverage chief Josep Borrell mentioned on Friday that Israel had financed the creation of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, publicly contradicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has denied such allegations.
Opponents of the Israeli authorities and a few international media have accused Netanyahu governments of boosting Gaza rulers Hamas for years, together with by permitting Qatari financing of Gaza.
Borrell added that the one peaceable resolution included the creation of a Palestinian state.
“We solely imagine a two-state resolution imposed from the surface would convey peace though Israel insists on the damaging,” he mentioned.
Hamas carried out a shock assault on southern Israel from Gaza on Oct. 7, killing 1,400 individuals and seizing round 240 hostages within the deadliest day in Israel’s historical past.
The Israeli authorities launched a counteroffensive during which greater than 24,700 Palestinians have since been killed, in keeping with the Gaza well being ministry.
Hamas has run the Gaza Strip since 2007 after a short civil struggle with forces loyal to the Fatah motion led by President Mahmoud Abbas, who relies within the West Bank and likewise heads the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Israel has criticized completely different nations, together with Borrell’s native Spain, for what it says is displaying sympathy for Hamas.