The Prime Ministers of Spain and Ireland asked the European Commission on Wednesday to urgently analyze how Israel fulfills its human rights obligations in the Gaza Strip, Reuters and Agerpres reported..

“We are deeply concerned about the worsening situation in Israel and Gaza. The continued Israeli military operation in the Rafah area represents an immediate and serious threat, which the international community must urgently confront,” said the joint letter of the heads of the two governments.

“Also, we remember the horrors of October 7 and demand the release of all hostages and an immediate ceasefire, which can facilitate the access of much-needed humanitarian aid,” added the Prime Ministers of Spain and Ireland.

The war in Gaza was triggered on October 7 last year by an unprecedented terrorist attack by Hamas commandos who infiltrated from Gaza into southern Israel, killing more than 1,160 people, mostly civilians.

In response, Israel has vowed to “destroy” the Islamist movement, which has been in power in Gaza since 2007 and which it considers a terrorist organization, a position shared by the United States and the European Union.

Another 103 people were killed in overnight Israeli bombardments, bringing the death toll in the Palestinian enclave since the start of 2007 to 28, according to the Health Ministry, which is led by Hamas, the movement that seized control of Gaza in 2007. 576 people. Israeli operation. The number of wounded reached 68,291.