resolution motion, 11 March 2024
On the immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Motion B-9-2024-0191 · (2024/2616(RSP))
on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Anna Fotyga, Angel Dzhambazki, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Assita Kanko, Adam Bielan, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Witold Jan Waszczykowski, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska, Veronika Vrecionová, Alexandr Vondra, Elżbieta Rafalska, Bogdan Rzońca, Ryszard Czarnecki, Hermann Tertsch
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B90191/2024
Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
(2024/2616(RSP))
The European Parliament,
− having regard to Rule 144 of its Rules of Procedure,
A.whereas Hamas, an internationally recognised terrorist organisatio;excercisng since 2007 full control over Gaza, on 7 October 2023 launched a murderous assault on Israel in which it killed, raped and tortured over a thousand men, women and children indiscriminately, and took at least 240 people to Gaza as hostages, including children;
B.whereas despite Hamas calling for a ceasefire, it has consistently rejected proposals to free the remaining 136 hostages held in its captivity and end the current war; whereas it is believed that Hamas killed a number of Israeli hostages while in captivity; whereas hostages that were freed during an earlier humanitarian pause, recounted psychological, physical and sexual abuse by their captors;
C.whereas despite aid entering Gaza, the ICRC, or any other organisation, has still not been allowed access to the Israeli hostages in captivity by Hamas;
D.whereas aid in limited quantity has entered into Gaza, including water, food, medical equipment and fuel; whereas reports have noted issues concerning the disbursement of aid, including chaotic scenes, Hamas taking over aid convoys and redirecting aid to its own fighters in Gaza;
E.whereas the data of Palestinian deaths and wounded provided by Hamas and Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza are unreliable and include Hamas terrorists and is being misused as an essential element of pro-Palestinian propaganda, blurring both the cause and the course of the Israeli military operation in Gaza against Hamas;
F.whereas on 26 February 2024, PA Prime Minister resigned amid growing US pressure on President Mahmoud Abbas to shake up the PA in order to allow it to take a greater role in ruling post-war Gaza;
G.whereas terrorism, incitement and violence are incompatible with the peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict;
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1.Regrets the loss of innocent lives and the heavy toll on civilians in the ongoing war; deplores the terrorism and war crimes committed by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups against Israel and against the Israeli and Palestinian people;
2.Calls for all Israeli hostages held in Gaza to be immediately and unconditionally released; calls for the ICRC to be given immediate access to all Israeli hostages being held in Gaza and provide them with medical care;
3.Supports the continuation of humanitarian aid entering Gaza and stresses that it must reach those civilians in need; strongly condemns Hamas’ hijacking and looting of aid convoys;
4.is strongly convinced that there will be no prospects for peace, security, stability and prosperity for Gaza as well as for Palestinian-Israeli reconciliation as long as Hamas and other terrorist groups will play any role in the Gaza Strip ; reiterates that terrorism, incitement and violence are incompatible with the peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict;
5.Calls for the EU, in cooperation with the Member States, to develop a comprehensive strategy aimed at halting the radicalisation of young Palestinians;
6.Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the relevant parties.