Judy Asks: Does Anyone Benefit From the Israel-Hamas War?

CIDOB’s director Pol Morillas contributes to this article on the Israel-Hamas war: “No one can benefit from a war that could potentially lead to further local, regional, and global instability. The death toll following the terrorist attacks in Israel has reached unprecedented levels, and the civilian population in Gaza will severely suffer from Israel’s offensive there”. Morillas examines the EU response and its role in the conflict: “The response to the Hamas-Israel war has not reflected or capitalized on the EU’s traditional position. […] The EU’s position in the conflict needs to take into account the nature and scale of Israel’s response, and Brussels cannot support the inappropriate use of force. Condemnation in the strongest terms of the terrorist attacks is necessary, but the EU should not send contradictory signals about the need to work for peace on the one hand and escalation on the other”.