Over 206 former EU ambassadors, officials urge tougher stance on Israel

More than 200 former EU ambassadors and senior officials accused Brussels on Tuesday of failing to act on Palestine’s Gaza, signing a joint letter urging the bloc to ramp up pressure on Israel to end its “brutal war” and occupation. "We express our profound disappointment that, in response to the deteriorating situation in Gaza, no substantive measures have been taken by the EU to pressure Israel to end its brutal war, to resume vital humanitarian assistance by mainstream providers, and to dismantle its illegal occupation of both Gaza and the West Bank," signatories wrote in the letter seen by Irish broadcaster RTE News.