Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday urged the European Union to suspend its 1995 Association Agreement with Israel, an agreement governing trade and political cooperation, following a new wave of attacks on Lebanon.
In a post on the US social media platform, X PM Sanchez said, “Today, (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu launched his harshest attack on Lebanon since the attack began,” quoted from Anadolu (9/4).
Further, PM Sanchez described Tel Aviv’s disregard for life and international law as “intolerable.”
The Spanish PM said immediate action must be taken, including that “the EU must suspend the Association Agreement with Israel.”
He also said “Lebanon must be part of the ceasefire,” referring to the ceasefire reached on Tuesday night between the US and Iran, adding “the international community must condemn this new violation of international law.”
PM Sanchez underlined the need for accountability, stressing: “There must be no impunity for these criminal acts.”
As previously reported, Israel launched an attack on Lebanon hours after a two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran was announced. Israel said Lebanon was not included in the deal.
The bombing came after Israel said it backed US President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a ceasefire, but not in Lebanon.
The Israeli military (IDF) which resumed its attacks on Lebanon on March 2, attacked Lebanon on Wednesday under the pretext of targeting the Hezbollah group.
“The terrorist activity of Hezbollah forces the IDF to act decisively against it. The IDF does not intend to harm you. For your safety, you must immediately evacuate your home,” said IDF spokesman Avichaya Adraee, quoted by The Telegraph.
The Lebanese Civil Defense said Israeli attacks across Lebanon on Wednesday killed 254 people, while health officials said another 837 were wounded, The National reported.
Meanwhile, dozens of people are still trapped under the rubble as civil defense teams try to find survivors from one of Israel’s biggest waves of attacks in the country and its capital.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language.
(system supported by DigitalSiber.id)