EU leaders issue first unified call on immediate humanitarian pause in Gaza | DW News

European Council President Charles Michel said on Thursday evening that EU leaders had agreed on a strong joint statement calling for an end to the fighting in Gaza. "Strong and unified statement of EU leaders on the Middle East at #EUCO tonight!" he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

"The EU calls for an immediate humanitarian pause leading to a sustainable cease-fire." The statement came after the leaders of the EU's 27 member states met in Brussels for a high-level summit where the war in Gaza was high on the agenda.