On Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution

–having regard to the reports of UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory Francesca Albanese, in particular her 2024 report entitled ‘Anatomy of a Genocide’, concluding that Israel’s conduct in Gaza amounts to acts of genocide, and her 2022 report finding that Israel is maintaining a system of apartheid over the Palestinian people as a whole,

–having regard to the UN Arms Trade Treaty, adopted on 2 April 2013,

–having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (the EU-Israel Association Agreement), including Article 2 thereof on respect for human rights and democratic principles,

–having regard to Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, and Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/779 of 14 April 2025 amending Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment,

A.whereas, according to the UN, more than 64 000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, of whom over 44 400 were women and children; whereas more than 40 500 children have sustained war-related injuries, over half of which have resulted in permanent disabilities in what UN agencies have described as one of the gravest humanitarian catastrophes of this century;

B.whereas the Israeli military has deliberately targeted civilians, including people queuing for food and humanitarian aid, resulting in the deaths of over 1 000 people who were queuing for food;

C.whereas hundreds if not thousands of humanitarian and healthcare workers have been killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023, many of them personnel from the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA);

D.whereas over 274 journalists and media workers have been executed in Gaza during the conflict, and there is clear evidence that Palestinian journalists have been intentionally targeted to suppress the reporting of war crimes;

E.whereas famine was officially declared for the first time in Gaza in August 2025 by the Famine Review Committee of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), and the World Health Organization confirmed that Gaza is experiencing a man-made famine, with over half a million people trapped in conditions marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths;

F.whereas airdrops cannot solve this situation, as lorries carry twice as much aid as airplanes, and airdrops are at least 100 times more costly than deliveries by lorry, and have even killed Palestinian civilians;

G.whereas the then Israeli Ministry for Defense, Yoav Gallant, announced policies of deliberate starvation as early as October 2023;

H.whereas Israeli policymakers and government officials have repeatedly made genocidal statements with regard to the Gaza war, including statements calling for the destruction, erasure or forced displacement of the Palestinian population in Gaza; whereas they tie this rhetoric directly to policy measures, such as blockades, the obstruction of humanitarian aid and deliberate measures resulting in mass civilian suffering, as recently denounced by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk;

I.whereas the destruction inflicted on Gaza has reached apocalyptic proportions, with 92 % of all housing units flattened or rendered uninhabitable, leaving entire families buried under rubble and millions permanently displaced;

J.whereas over 80 % of hospitals and healthcare facilities lie in ruins, with doctors and patients being deliberately targeted; whereas Gaza’s water and sanitation network has been reduced to less than 5 % of its capacity, creating a human-induced environment of famine, disease and death;

K.whereas this deliberate devastation of civilian infrastructure amounts to a policy of collective punishment and annihilation, in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law;

L.whereas the Israeli military has used over 100 000 tons of explosives in its aerial bombardment campaign on Gaza, surpassing the combined total number of bombs dropped on the cities of Dresden, Hamburg and London during the Second World War; whereas this scale of destruction has led experts to compare the intensity of the bombardment to that of six Hiroshima-sized nuclear explosions;

M.whereas on 21 November 2024, following an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity, the ICC issued arrest warrants for current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, including for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare, and for Israel’s former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif;

N.whereas all EU Member States are parties to the 1948 Genocide Convention;

O.whereas the 1948 Genocide Convention defines genocide as any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group: (a) killing members of the group; (b) causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; (c) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; (d) imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; (e) forcibly transferring children of the group to another group;

P.whereas the ICJ, in its order indicating provisional measures issued on 26 January 2024 and in its subsequent orders, found a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza and ordered Israel to prevent genocidal acts, and allow humanitarian aid to enter the territory;

Q.whereas both the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory and the UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories have found Israel’s warfare methods consistent with genocide;

R.whereas in August 2025, the International Association of Genocide Scholars declared that Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide established by the Genocide Convention;

S.whereas in September 2025, Commission Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera described Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide;

T.whereas several of the Member States, including Spain, Ireland and Slovenia, have declared Israel’s actions in Gaza to be genocide;

U.whereas Palestinian, international and Israeli human rights organisations have explicitly described Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide, or declared them to be so;

V.whereas, in its judgment of 26 February 2007 concerning the application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the ICJ clearly stated that the obligation of States Parties to the convention, with regard to the prevention of genocide, is ‘to employ all means reasonably available to them’ and that responsibility is ‘incurred if the State manifestly failed to take all measures to prevent genocide which were within its power’;

W.whereas the UN Arms Trade Treaty bans any transfer of conventional arms if the arms or items could be used to commit genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, attacks directed against civilian objects or civilians protected as such, or other war crimes as defined by international agreements;

X.whereas Israel has repeatedly breached all norms of international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions;

Y. Whereas Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP states that the Member States must refuse to grant an export licence if there is a clear risk that the military technology or equipment to be exported might be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international humanitarian law, including against protected groups under international humanitarian law, such as women and children;

Z.whereas in June 2025, media reports showed that the European Defence Fund had been utilised to develop armed drones in collaboration with Intracom Defense, a company of which 94.5 % of the shares are owned by the state-owned Israeli firm Israel Aerospace Industries;

AA.whereas collectively, the EU Member States are one of Israel’s main suppliers of military systems and equipment, and have signed enormous amounts of military contracts with Israel, including for ammunition, components for aircraft and vehicles, and rocket parts;

AB.whereas some of the Member States have massively increased their arms exports to Israel since October 2023 and many are still allowing arms to be transferred to Israel;

AC.whereas, in parallel, Israeli defence exports to Europe jumped to 54 % of the country’s overall defence exports last year, up from just over 33 % in 2023;

AD.whereas under international law, countries have an obligation not to render aid or assistance to another country for the commission of acts that are wrongful under international law, including genocide and apartheid, and must actively ensure accountability;

AE.whereas the announcements by several of the Member States to suspend, partially or wholly, arms exports to Israel constitutes an acknowledgement that these exports may amount to complicity in genocide under international law;

AF.whereas several lawyers have filed a joint action with the Court of Justice of the European Union against the Commission and the Council for their ‘serious and prolonged inaction in the face of violations of international law’;

AG.whereas the current genocide follows decades of illegal occupation and colonisation by Israel of the Palestinian territory;

AH.whereas in 1948, approximately 750 000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced and dispossessed, a tragedy that continues to affect several generations;

AI.whereas since 1948, Israel has continued and intensified its occupation, settler colonialism, ethnic cleansing, forced displacement and land confiscation in Palestine, and has continued to expand its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, with Palestinian communities increasingly killed by settlers and security forces and subjected to mass arbitrary arrests and attacks, in parallel with the war on Gaza;

AJ.whereas since October 2023, Israel has further intensified its repression of Palestinians in the West Bank, displacing tens of thousands of Palestinians from refugee camps on a scale not seen since 1967;

AK.whereas, according to UN sources, Israeli forces have killed more than 950 Palestinians in the West Bank since 7 October 2023 and hold record numbers in administrative detention without trial or charge;

AL.whereas the Israeli Government has announced and authorised thousands of new settlement units in the West Bank, including in the area designated ‘E1’, with the declared intention of destroying any possibility of a viable Palestinian State;

AM.whereas, in parallel, the Israeli Government has launched a new military operation in Gaza with the declared intention of maintaining permanent military and administrative control over Gaza after the current war ends, openly rejecting Palestinian statehood and sovereignty;

AN.whereas the latest declarations and policies of Prime Minister Netanyahu and several Israeli ministers openly reject any prospect of a Palestinian state, while accelerating annexation, settlement expansion, and the de facto takeover of both Gaza and the West Bank;

AO.whereas these actions are designed to render Palestinian statehood impossible and they fully contradict UN Resolution 3236 of 22 November 1974, which recognises the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination;

AP.whereas the 2004 ICJ advisory opinion concluded that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories is unlawful under international law;

AQ.whereas, in its 2024 advisory opinion, the ICJ reconfirmed that Israel’s occupation, annexation, settlement policies and discriminatory practices are unlawful, and that third states, including the EU and its Member States, are under an obligation not to recognise or assist it with these practices – including through trade with the illegal settlements – and to cooperate to bring them to an end;

AR.whereas the UN Special Rapporteur has concluded that Israel’s prolonged occupation and domination constitute apartheid against the Palestinian people, a crime under the Rome Statute and the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid;

AS.whereas the EU is Israel’s biggest trading partner, accounting for 32 % of Israel’s total trade in goods with the world in 2024, with 34.2 % of Israel’s imports coming from the EU and 28.8 % of the country’s exports going to the EU;

AT.whereas the EU and its Member States guarantee Israel a privileged partnership through the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which provides a framework for Israeli access to EU research and innovation funds, including the allocation of over EUR 1 billion to Israeli entities through the Horizon Europe programme since 2021, as well as access to Erasmus+, the creation of a free trade area, and the promotion of Israel’s integration into European policies and programmes; whereas this also includes Israel’s economic integration through the removal of trade barriers and tariffs, the progressive liberalisation of service provision and the mutual recognition of certification for goods;

AU.whereas Israel participates as an associated country in Horizon Europe, allowing its researchers and organisations to participate in the EUR 95.5 billion research and innovation programme; whereas the Commission acknowledged on 25 July 2025 that Horizon Europe also funds disruptive innovations and emerging technologies that have potential dual-use applications, such as in cybersecurity, drones and artificial intelligence;

AV.whereas Israel benefits from an adequacy decision under Article 45 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), despite Israel’s well-documented use of mass surveillance and practices incompatible with the GDPR;

AW.whereas the intense political, economic and trade relations between the EU and Member States on the one side, and Israel on the other, as well as their geographical proximity, offer the EU and its Member States a high capacity to influence effectively the actions of persons likely to commit, or already committing, genocide;

AX.whereas Israeli state bonds – marketed by the Israeli Government as ‘war bonds’ – are sold within the EU and facilitated by the Central Bank of Ireland as the competent authority under the Prospectus Regulation, and by the Central Bank of Luxembourg for the prospectus issued this year;

AY.whereas Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement makes respect for human rights and democratic principles an essential element of the Agreement;

AZ.whereas the Commission has the legal authority to suspend and terminate the EU-Israel Association Agreement immediately and unilaterally in view of Israel’s serious and persistent breaches of human rights and international law;

BA.whereas, according to Article 81 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, each Member State is also a party to the Agreement and can take appropriate measures and even terminate the Agreement;

BB.whereas the EU and its Member States have hence failed to take the necessary measures to uphold international and EU law in the face of Israel’s grave breaches of international law and war crimes in Gaza, by continuing agreements, cooperation and funding despite the ICJ order in January 2024 indicating provisional measures and its advisory opinion in July 2024, which affirmed that all third states have obligations of non-recognition, non-assistance and cooperation to bring Israel’s unlawful occupation and annexation to an end;

BC.whereas by maintaining normal relations and programmes, the EU and the Member States are contributing to the perpetuation of, and rendering themselves complicit in, crimes of genocide, apartheid and unlawful occupation, evading both their legal and political responsibilities;

BD.whereas the United States, under the current Trump administration and the previous Biden administration, has actively facilitated Israeli violations of international law through massive military and financial aid, political backing, and vetoes in international forums, thereby contributing directly to the perpetuation of Gaza’s humanitarian catastrophe and Israel’s apartheid and occupation policies;

BE.whereas the Trump administration has suggested a criminal plan for Gaza involving the forced displacement and ethnic cleansing of its population;

BF.whereas the United States has announced that it would refuse to grant visas to the Palestinian Authority leaders to prevent them from participating in the upcoming UN General Assembly;

BG.whereas UNRWA has been a cornerstone in providing essential humanitarian assistance, education and healthcare services to over 5.5 million Palestinian refugees;

BH.whereas, in October 2024, the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) passed legislation banning UNRWA from operating in Israeli-occupied territories, constituting a critical shift in the history of the provision of humanitarian aid to Palestinians;

BI.whereas, in addition to the shameful attempts to delegitimise UNRWA and the UN, and the objectively difficult conditions in which it operates, UNRWA is also facing a financial crisis that has reached critical levels, compromising its ability to provide basic services to over five million Palestinian refugees;

BJ.whereas in July 2025 the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a US- and Israeli-backed organisation, became the sole agency allegedly distributing food inside Gaza;

BK.whereas since the GHF has taken over food aid distribution, at least 1 373 Palestinians have been killed while seeking food, indicating the systemic targeting of civilians by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the aid distribution process; whereas, in August 2025, over 100 humanitarian organisations condemned Israel’s ‘weaponisation of aid,’ accusing the Israeli authorities of obstructing the delivery of life-saving assistance to the civilian population in Gaza;

BL.whereas members of the Israeli Government have openly threatened EU countries that consider recognising or have recognised the Palestinian State, issuing statements of retaliation and intimidation;

BM.whereas such threats illustrate Israel’s extremist and authoritarian stance seeking not only to deny the Palestinian right to self-determination but also to silence and intimidate international actors who support a rules-based order;

BN.whereas, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in August 2025, over 9 600 Palestinians were being detained by Israel, including children, journalists and human rights defenders;

BO.whereas, as reported by Amnesty International, numerous detainees have been subjected to torture and ill-treatment, including sexual violence, during their detention;

BP.whereas, in September 2025, at least 20 Israeli hostages remain in Gaza, including civilians and military personnel, some held since the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023, which involved war crimes, unlawful attacks against civilians and hostage-taking;

BQ.whereas the international community has expressed grave concern over the humanitarian conditions of the hostages, with calls for immediate access by the International Committee of the Red Cross and other humanitarian organisations;

BR.whereas the EU has unequivocally condemned the attacks of 7 October, repeatedly insisted on the release of all hostages, and sanctioned Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and their leaders;

BS.whereas successive ceasefire talks have shown that a comprehensive ceasefire agreement would ensure the release of the Israeli hostages;

BT.whereas the families of Israeli hostages have accused the Israeli Government of refusing ceasefire deals and refusing to return to the negotiating table, while instead prioritising military operations and political interests over efforts to negotiate and secure the hostages’ release;

BU.whereas popular movements and civil society organisations across Europe, the United States and globally, including in Israel, have mobilised in solidarity with the Palestinian people, while facing repression, censorship and criminalisation for their peaceful protest and advocacy, undermining fundamental rights to free expression, association and assembly;

BV.whereas the repression of solidarity with Palestine within the EU specifically violates Articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Articles 11 and 12 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which provide for the right to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly;

BW.whereas international solidarity movements, such as the Gaza aid flotilla, are currently mobilising to deliver urgent aid to the besieged population;

BX.whereas under international humanitarian law, all parties must allow the safe and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief, while targeting or obstructing such efforts constitutes a violation of legal and moral obligations;

BY.whereas the courageous acts of solidarity demonstrate people’s global commitment to human rights and humanitarian assistance and their support for the Palestinian cause;

1.Recognises and denounces the fact that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza;

2.Condemns Israel’s illegal occupation and colonisation, as well as its apartheid regime imposed on the Palestinian people;

3.Condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the Israeli war crimes, mass killings, forced displacement, starvation and systematic destruction in Gaza;

4.Condemns the escalating violence, land confiscation and arbitrary detention committed by the IDF and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem;

5.Calls on Israel to immediately declare an unconditional ceasefire, withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territory and to put an end, without delay, to its decades-long regime of occupation, apartheid, forced displacement and land confiscation, without which any prospect of peace and justice is rendered impossible;

6.Demands immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Gaza, including the lifting of the aid blockade, to allow for the delivery of essential food, medical supplies and aid to the civilian population;

7.Calls on the Commission and all of the Member States to do everything in their power to lift the aid blockade;

8.Deplores the prolonged silence and lack of clear condemnation by the EU’s top leadership – including the President of the Commission, the President of the European Parliament and the current High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – of Israel’s ongoing war crimes and blatant violations of international and humanitarian law in Gaza;

9.Demands that the Commission and the Member States take all necessary diplomatic, political and economic measures to ensure compliance with international law and to hold Israel accountable for its crimes and the perpetuation of this unlawful and inhumane situation;

10.Reaffirms its condemnation of all war crimes, especially against civilians, by whomever they are committed, and calls for the release of all hostages and political prisoners;

11.Urges the Member States to comply with their obligations under the Rome Statute, enforce the ICC arrest warrants and reaffirm their political and financial support for the ICC;

12.Recalls the ICJ’s July 2024 advisory opinion and stresses that the EU and its Member States are under an obligation of non-recognition and non-assistance in respect of Israel’s unlawful occupation and annexation and must actively cooperate to bring it to an end; asserts the EU’s legal responsibility under international law to cease all forms of assistance that enable genocide, apartheid and war crimes, and recalls that complicity may entail state responsibility and individual criminal liability;

13.Calls for the immediate termination of the EU-Israel Association Agreement by the EU and by the Member States individually; calls, in particular, for the immediate suspension of the trade pillar of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which would reinstate tariffs on bilateral trade, until Israeli authorities stop committing grave international humanitarian law violations and commit to halting settlement expansion, dismantling settlements and putting an end to racial discrimination and apartheid against the Palestinians; calls for a ban on all trade and business with Israel that would support its illegal occupation, in compliance with the EU and Member States’ obligations under international law, as confirmed by the ICJ;

14.Recalls further the ICJ’s July 2024 advisory opinion and demands that the Commission bring forward a legislative proposal to ban all trade with illegal Israeli settlements; commends the Member States that have already taken this crucial step towards complying with international law;

15.Urges the Commission, without delay, to exercise its competence to terminate Israel’s participation in Horizon Europe, in the light of the ICJ’s advisory opinion and the EU’s obligations of non-assistance in the face of genocide, apartheid and occupation; underlines that this can be done unilaterally by the Commission without the Council’s approval;

16.Calls for the immediate suspension and termination of all EU programmes and agreements with Israel, including Erasmus+, Digital Europe, Creative Europe, research and innovation partnerships, trade preferences and funding mechanisms, until a comprehensive review can ensure that no contributions are being made to sustaining Israel’s unlawful occupation, apartheid system or genocide; insists that suspensions be applied wherever violations of international law are being committed;

17.Calls for the immediate termination of all EU-funded joint research and development projects with Israeli institutions and corporations involved in the military, security, surveillance, drone and border-control sectors, as well as those involving all dual-use applications, as these directly contribute to the perpetuation of occupation, apartheid and war crimes;

18.Demands an immediate and unconditional military embargo against Israel, covering, among other things, weapons, ammunition, dual-use goods and surveillance technologies, applicable across all of the Member States, including a ban on all transfers of arms to Israel, and the exclusion of entities owned or controlled by Israeli corporations from European Defence Fund funding;

19.Condemns Israel’s declared plans to establish permanent control over Gaza and to block Palestinian sovereignty in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, recognising this as de jure annexation in violation of international law;

20.Strongly condemns the continuous expansion of settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, stressing that this constitutes a war crime under the Rome Statute and further entrenches annexation;

21.Stresses that the Israeli Government’s open rejection of the existence of a Palestinian State and its pursuit of exclusive sovereignty over the Occupied Palestinian Territory constitute a frontal assault on international law and Palestinian self-determination;

22.Condemns the annexation measures, home demolitions, accelerated settlement expansion, de facto seizure of Gaza and the West Bank, and the forced expulsion of Palestinians in East Jerusalem;

23.Calls strongly for the EU to adopt a policy framework in respect of Palestine grounded in the principles of international law, covering self-determination, equality and decolonisation;

24.Urges, therefore, all of the Member States, in accordance with international law, to recognise the State of Palestine unconditionally;

25.Calls strongly for the EU to fully recognise the Palestinian State when exercising international diplomacy, when allocating resources, in bilateral relations with other countries and in any other way in which the EU can exercise its recognition of Palestine as a sovereign state;

26.Welcomes the fact that several Member States have received injured people from Gaza; urges those Member States that have not yet done so to also do so; stresses the right of return for all displaced Palestinians in accordance with UN General Assembly Resolution 194 and calls for a large-scale EU-backed reconstruction plan for Gaza, respecting the right to self-determination and sovereignty of the Palestinian people;

27.Calls for the EU and its Member States to fully support UNRWA, to secure multiannual, predictable and non-earmarked funding to enable it to deliver vital services, and to support all neutral and impartial humanitarian organisations operating in Gaza;

28.Condemns in the strongest terms the Israeli Government’s ban on international agencies, the obstruction of aid delivery, and the politicisation and weaponisation of humanitarian assistance through entities such as the GHF; calls strongly on the EU to ensure that all aid is distributed impartially, transparently and in full compliance with international humanitarian law;

29.Calls for full cooperation with the ICC and the ICJ, including support for arrest warrants, the implementation of ICJ orders and accountability mechanisms, and for active backing of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry;

30.Insists that the EU refer Israel’s unlawful acts to the ICC and actively support international legal proceedings for war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of apartheid committed against the Palestinian people;

31.Calls for the immediate adoption of a comprehensive EU sanctions regime against Israel, including against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s current Defense Minister Israel Katz, Israel’s former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir;

32.Stresses that the entire Israeli Government bears direct political and operational responsibility for war crimes, apartheid policies, the entrenchment of illegal settlements and declared plans for annexation;

33.Demands that the EU impose asset freezes, travel bans and restrictions on financial and technological cooperation, and extend sanctions to companies profiting from or facilitating Israel’s occupation and settlement enterprise;

34.Calls on all of the Member States to compel their public companies to withdraw from any collaboration or investment that facilitates Israeli crimes, or supports its illegal colonisation;

35.Calls on the Member States to freeze Israel’s assets and bank accounts;

36.Calls on the Commission to assess the 18 sanction packages adopted against Russia since its illegal invasion of Ukraine and assess whether similar packages can be implemented against Israel;

37.Demands that Israel pay for all war damage caused in Gaza and the West Bank; calls, in particular, on the Commission to demand compensation for EU-funded infrastructure and projects destroyed by Israel in Gaza and all occupied Palestinian territories;

38.Calls on the European Central Bank, the Central Bank of Ireland, the Central Bank of Luxembourg and the Commission to ban the sale of Israeli war bonds within the EU;

39.Calls for EU and Member State trade missions in Tel Aviv to be closed;

40.Calls on the United States to immediately cease all military aid to Israel that facilitates occupation, apartheid and war crimes; urges it to use its influence to enforce Israel’s compliance with international law, including the lifting of the blockade of Gaza, the cessation of settlement expansion, and respect for Palestinian rights; holds the current US administration accountable for policies that directly contribute to the humanitarian disaster and legal violations in Gaza;

41.Recalls that the United States, as the host country of the UN Headquarters and according to the 1947 Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, is legally obliged to allow representatives of UN Member States and observers, including Palestine, to access the UN Headquarters and participate in its meetings;

42.Calls on the United States to reconsider their refusal to grant visas to the Palestinian Authority leaders so they can attend the upcoming UN General Assembly; calls on the Commission to take effective measures to ensure the access and full participation of the representatives of the Palestinian people in the work of the UN General Assembly in New York;

43.Calls for the EU to work towards temporarily relocating the UN General Assembly to Geneva;

44.Strongly condemns the US Government’s pressure and sanctions targeting ICC officials and calls for the immediate lifting of these sanctions;

45.Strongly condemns the US Government’s decision to sanction UN experts and Palestinian non-governmental organisations, and calls for the immediate lifting of these sanctions;

46.Calls, in the meantime, for the activation of the blocking statute to protect European operators from US sanctions, guaranteeing that the ICC’s work can continue and defending those cooperating with it;

47.Calls on the Commission and the Member States to express their total opposition to the plans to annex and dispossess Gaza and transfer its population; deplores the subordination of the EU’s foreign policy to US policy and its lack of autonomy;

48.Strongly condemns the threats made by members of the Israeli Government against EU countries recognising Palestine; affirms that recognition of Palestinian statehood is a sovereign and legitimate act consistent with international law and ICJ findings;

49.Urges the Council and the Commission to respond firmly to such threats, including by summoning the Israeli ambassador to the EU;

50.Strongly condemns the widespread and systematic violations of the rights of Palestinian prisoners and detainees by the Israeli authorities, including torture, sexual violence, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances;

51.Calls for the immediate release of Marwan Barghouti and all Palestinian political prisoners, in particular those held in administrative detention without charge or trial;

52.Condemns the unacceptable harassment of Marwan Barghouti by Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir;

53.Demands that the Israeli authorities end the practice of torture and other ill-treatment of detainees, in line with international human rights standards and obligations;

54.Calls on the UN to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for violations of international law concerning the treatment of Palestinian prisoners and detainees;

55.Expresses its solidarity with Palestinian, European, US and international solidarity movements, including in Israel, advocating for justice in Palestine;

56.Strongly condemns the repression of Palestine solidarity movements in the United States and the UK, and in Germany and other EU Member States, including the proscription of groups, arrests, deportations and censorship of individuals expressing support for Palestinian rights; condemns the repression against the peace movement in Israel, in particular the sanctions against Knesset members denouncing Israeli war crimes in Gaza;

57.Reiterates its rejection of antisemitism, Islamophobia and all forms of racism;

58.Urges the Member States to uphold the rights to freedom of expression and assembly, and to refrain from using anti-terrorism or immigration laws to suppress peaceful activism and dissent;

59.Encourages the establishment of independent bodies to investigate and address allegations of disproportionate use of force, censorship and other forms of repression against Palestine solidarity movements;

60.Welcomes the courageous efforts of international movements, including the Gaza aid flotilla, whose participants seek to deliver urgently needed humanitarian aid to civilians trapped under siege;

61.Calls on the Israeli authorities to guarantee the safety, freedom of navigation, and unimpeded access of all humanitarian vessels to Gaza, and to allow them to bring essential food, water, medicine and medical supplies to Gaza without interference or threat of attack; emphasises that safe passage for humanitarian aid is a binding obligation under international humanitarian law and a moral imperative in the face of the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe;

62.Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Government of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, the United Nations Secretary-General, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, and the governments of relevant regional partners.