European Union issues first joint demand for ceasefire in Gaza

European Union (EU) leaders have issued their first joint demand for a humanitarian ceasefire and the release of all hostages in Gaza in a joint summit statement.

The statement called for “an immediate humanitarian pause leading to a sustainable ceasefire” and repeated condemnations of the attacks by Hamas against Israel on October 7.

In the aftermath of the Hamas attacks, EU leaders together only managed to call for “humanitarian…