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EU leaders increasingly back a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — The dire humanitarian situation in Gaza is prompting more European Union countries to support the idea of a humanitarian cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas. Ireland’s prime minister Leo Varadkar said Thursday the EU is losing its credibility because of a lack of a strong position in the war. Speaking at the start of a EU summit in Brussels focusing more on Ukraine, Varadkar said the EU should condemn “terrorism perpetrated by Hamas,” but also call for for justice for the Palestinian people. The 27 EU countries have long been divided in their approach to Israel and the Palestinians.

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