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Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Lina Gálvez Muñoz
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: ES

Señor presidente, señora comisaria, la situación en Gaza es atroz y empeora cada minuto: la mortífera ofensiva militar de Israel, el bloqueo de una parte de la ayuda humanitaria por el Gobierno de Netanyahu, la destrucción de infraestructuras —incluidos hospitales—, muerte, hambre, vulneración de derechos humanos... Ya más de 31 000 palestinos muertos. Muchísimas mujeres, niños, niñas.  Nadie niega el derecho a defenderse de Israel, pero la desproporción... Su respuesta es inhumana y contraria al Derecho internacional, como también lo es privar a la población de productos esenciales —harina, agua, medicinas—, creando, según las Naciones Unidas, niveles catastróficos de privación y falta de comida. Condiciones inhumanas para las mujeres, su menstruación, sus partos. La ayuda desde el aire no es efectiva y, además, ha resultado ser peligrosa. Hay que desbloquear la ayuda por tierra, tener un alto al fuego, liberar a los rehenes de forma inmediata e incondicional y avanzar en la solución del reconocimiento del Estado palestino.  La Unión Europea tiene que evaluar con seriedad si Israel está cumpliendo el Acuerdo de Asociación. No podemos mirar para otra parte. Sería indecente hacerlo.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Salima Yenbou
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, la situation à Gaza est inhumaine. L’urgence est absolue: la destruction massive de Gaza par les bombardements, le déplacement forcé des Gazaouis et le blocage de l’aide humanitaire ont conduit Gaza à une famine catastrophique. Nous ne pouvons que condamner avec la plus grande fermeté l’entrave à l’aide humanitaire orchestrée par Israël et les attaques contre les convois, l’une ayant fait plus de 120 morts le 29 février dernier, et une autre ayant eu lieu aujourd’hui encore à Rafah. Bien sûr qu’il faut une enquête internationale indépendante, mais cela suffit, cette horreur dans l’horreur! Les largages ne sauront suffire à nourrir et à soigner plus de 2 millions de personnes. Nous exhortons les autorités israéliennes à garantir d’urgence des accès sûrs à l’aide humanitaire. Le droit d’Israël à la légitime défense ne saurait en aucun cas justifier la mort et la famine des civils palestiniens, de ces hommes, de ces femmes et de ces enfants morts par milliers depuis cinq mois. Un cessez-le-feu permanent et immédiat est vital pour qu’aucune nouvelle vie supplémentaire ne soit enlevée, pour que l’aide humanitaire soit enfin apportée au peuple palestinien, pour que tous les otages israéliens soient libérés et pour qu’enfin la solution à deux États soit mise en œuvre, pour une paix durable.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Piernicola Pedicini
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Portugal
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, parlare di "rischio" di attacchi militari agli aiuti umanitari dopo che i fatti sono già successi, la dice lunga sull'ipocrisia di quest'Aula. Io voglio ricordare che il trattato sull'Unione europea, la Carta delle Nazioni Unite, l'Atto finale di Helsinki e la Carta di Parigi impongono di preservare la pace, di prevenire i conflitti e di astenersi dalla minaccia e dall'uso, anche indiretto, della forza. Eppure i nostri capi di Stato e di governo sono andati a stringere la mano prontamente a Netanyahu mentre commetteva crimini di guerra e adesso non prendono le distanze da Israele neanche davanti alla vergogna dei civili ridotti alla fame e alla sete. Però noi abbiamo la Presidente von der Leyen che si ricandida promuovendo il riarmo; abbiamo Macron che dice che dobbiamo mandare i nostri militari in guerra. Ma non saranno i figli di Macron o i figli della von der Leyen ad andare in guerra, saranno come al solito i figli dei poveri che dovranno morire. Perciò io spero davvero che alle prossime elezioni europee i poveri, che sono tanti proprio grazie a queste persone, possano davvero mandare a casa per sempre Macron, von der Leyen e tutta questa gente amica delle guerre.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Othmar Karas
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Dear colleagues, we now come to catch-the-eye. As I have a long list of colleagues who are interested in speaking, I will take nine people, and only those who were present for the whole of the debate. There is a clear order.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Mr President, let me reiterate our strongest condemnation of the barbaric attacks by Hamas on Israel. Israel has the right to defend itself against this terrorist organisation. Hamas is still holding a number of hostages, including women, elderly and the wounded. It is Hamas which refuses to release them and rejects the six-week ceasefire that is on the table, and instead favours continuing the war. In Gaza, we see humanitarian disaster. Almost 16% of children in Gaza are already suffering from acute malnutrition. Families have been drinking unsafe water for months and spend the days without eating. They are being used as human shields. So we demand immediate release of the hostages. This should be followed by the reconstruction of infrastructure to prevent the worsening of the catastrophic famine.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Domènec Ruiz Devesa
Political group: S-D
Country: Malta
Language: ES

Señor presidente, es evidente —lo hemos repetido muchos diputados— que se están cometiendo crímenes de guerra en Palestina. El bombardeo indiscriminado de civiles es un crimen de guerra. El uso de las hambrunas como arma de guerra es un crimen de guerra. Y, ante esto, tenemos que reaccionar con fuerza como Unión Europea. Y creo que desde el Parlamento ya hemos mandado señales muy claras. Necesitamos que el Consejo actúe. Y ¿qué puede hacer el Consejo al respecto?  Como se ha dicho, tenemos que revisar el Acuerdo de Asociación con Israel para verificar si Israel está cumpliendo con sus obligaciones en el marco de este Acuerdo en materia de derechos fundamentales.  En segundo lugar, podemos reconocer, como Estados miembros de la Unión Europea, al Estado palestino.  Y, en tercer lugar, tenemos que seguir reclamando que Israel cese sus actividades militares para que podamos proceder a actividades de carácter humanitario, a la entrega de alimentos por tierra, mar y aire.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Irena Joveva
Political group: Renew
Country: Latvia
Language: SL

Gospod predsednik. To je Yazan. In to je za tiste, ki se sprenevedate. Yazan postal obraz lakote v Gazi. Zapomnite si ga tisti, ki boste spet proti takojšnjemu premirju. Tisti, ki ste še  Neštetokrat smo obtožili Hamas, seveda smo, še vedno ga. Neštetokrat smo tudi pozvali Izrael, naj pravico do samoobrambe izvaja v skladu z mednarodnim pravom. In? In več deset tisoč Palestink in Palestincev je mrtvih in Yazan ni edini otrok, ki je umrl zaradi lakote. Žal tudi ni zadnji.  Ne rečem, da kot Unija ne počnemo nič, rečem pa, da počnemo daleč premalo. Kje je suspenz pridružitvenega sporazuma EU-Izrael, kje so sankcije zoper Netanjahuja. Ni vse tako zelo zapleteno, a veste. Ampak večina vas noče.  Ursuli von der Leyen je lažje reči, da v Gazi potrebujejo takojšen humanitarni premor, ki bo privedel do prekinitve ognja. Kakšen premor? Prekinitev ognja - takoj! Nehajte se sprenevedati. Noben otrok na tem svetu ne bi smel gledati v nebo in se spraševati, kaj bo padlo. Smrt ali večerja. Nehajte.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Rosa D'Amato
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Czechia
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, "porto quotidianamente nel cuore con dolore la sofferenza delle popolazioni in Palestina e in Israele, dovuta alle ostilità in corso. Le migliaia di morti, di feriti, di sfollati, le immani distruzioni causano dolore, e questo con conseguenze tremende sui piccoli". Incoraggio a continuare i negoziati per un immediato cessate il fuoco a Gaza e in tutta la regione, affinché gli ostaggi siano subito liberati e la popolazione civile possa avere accesso sicuro agli aiuti umanitari. "Mi domando davvero: si pensa di costruire un mondo migliore in questo modo? Davvero si pensa di raggiungere così la pace? Basta, per favore! Diciamo tutti: basta, per favore, fermatevi!". Non sono parole mie, sono le parole del Papa.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, as the people of Gaza face agonising death from orchestrated starvation, the EU is so concerned about the humanitarian situation that some of its Member States cut the UNRWA funding and increased arms to Israel. The US is so troubled, it’s building a pier and air-dropping food, but there’s hundreds of trucks already at the border-crossing full of supplies. It’s just they’re being prevented from crossing by the same Israel that the US is sending another USD 17.6 billion in military assistance to. What sort of sick monsters are these? There would be no famine or genocide in Gaza if Biden restrained Israel. His support has been conscious and unconditional. So as the Irish politicians shamefully cross the Atlantic to doff the cap for St Patrick’s Day and pay homage to this butcher, they should remember that our history and relationship with the US comes from our famine. Irish Americans should know the people of Ireland stand against genocide. Seasaimid leis an Phailistín. Tiocfaidh bhur lá.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

But many of those right-minded people are now equally appalled at Netanyahu’s over-the-top reaction. The slaughter of the innocent, especially women and children – who hadn’t hand, act or part in Hamas’s attack on Israel – is not acceptable. We, as a Parliament, have to call for immediate humanitarian aid for the poor, starving people of Gaza. Also, there must be an unconditional release of all hostages. And, thirdly, a ceasefire must be established immediately, so that peace can be brought about here and get a political solution, a two-state solution. That’s the only solution that’s possible, because this is a place which we all regard with affection: it’s the Holy Land, but an unholy war has been going on there for too long. It’s time to stop it.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Milan Brglez
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: SL

Gospod predsednik. Posebni poročevalci Združenih narodov in strokovnjaki Sveta Združenih narodov za človekove pravice so izraelske napade in dostave humanitarne pomoči označili kot masaker v pogojih neizogibne grožnje stradanja.  Visoki predstavnik EU za zunanje zadeve in varnostno politiko upravičeno govori o tem, da Izrael lakoto uporablja kot metodo vojskovanja. Dolgotrajnost pogubnega humanitarnega položaja palestinskega civilnega prebivalstva, predvsem žensk in otrok na območju Gaze, ki so poleg neposrednih groženj oboroženih spopadov podvrženi še podhranjenosti, dehidraciji, lakoti in nalezljivim boleznim, dosega raven, ko jo bomo žal dolžni primerjati s holodomorom kot obliko genocida.  Omogočiti pretok humanitarne pomoči je minimalna osnovna humanitarna obveznost, ki jo mora Izrael zagotoviti brezpogojno in ne sme uporabljati kot pogajalsko sredstvo tekom pogajanj o nujnem premirju. Prav tako mora Hamas brezpogojno izpustiti talce.  Zato na tem mestu pozivam izraelsko vlado in Hamas, pa tudi države Evropske unije k doslednemu in brezpogojnem spoštovanju temeljnih skupnih načel mednarodnega humanitarnega prava, še zlasti načel človečnosti, nevtralnosti, nepristranskosti in neodvisnosti.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Karen Melchior
Political group: Renew
Country: Estonia
Language: DA

Hr. formand! Det, vi diskuterer her i dag, er massehungersnød. En befolkning, der er blevet holdt som gidsler af en terrororganisation, Hamas, gennem næsten 20 år. Grænseovergange, der har været lukket i årevis. Børn, gravide og gamle bedsteforældre, som enten har lavet en dukke som denne eller leger med den. De er ikke Hamas. De har behov for, at der bliver lukket op for grænseovergangene, og at de får den mad, som de har brug for. Vi taler om en masshungersnød, som dræber børn, gravide og gamle bedsteforældre.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Marc Botenga
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, écoutez, après plus de 12 300 enfants palestiniens tués par Israël, ce qui est plus en quelques mois qu’en quatre ans de guerre partout dans le monde, Israël est maintenant en train d’affamer une population entière, et des dizaines d’enfants sont déjà morts de malnutrition. Ceux qui le nient n’ont pas écouté les dirigeants israéliens: en octobre déjà le ministre de la défense l’avait annoncé. Il avait dit: pas d’eau, pas de nourriture pour les Palestiniens, pas de nourriture pour ces animaux humains. Ils avaient donc annoncé leur politique génocidaire! Face à cela, qu’est-ce que vous avez fait? Rien. Rien! Pis: l’Union européenne a renforcé ses liens avec Israël, investissant, donnant le feu vert à un nouveau gazoduc qui la reliera à l’État hébreu, lui accordant des prêts avantageux, lui exprimant tout son soutien. Rien! Vous êtes complices! Il faut un embargo militaire maintenant, sinon vos mains seront remplies de sang!
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Elisa Ferreira
Language: EN

We are in the fifth month of this terrible war between Israel and Hamas, which has taken tens of thousands of lives and brought so much destruction across Gaza. The tragic events that we continue to see every day critically remind us about the absolute urgency to end the fighting, massively increase humanitarian aid and free the remaining hostages. The European Union has fully supported the negotiations for another humanitarian pause, leading to a sustainable ceasefire and release of hostages. The European Union has repeatedly stressed the right of Israel to defend its citizens in the face of the horrible and indiscriminate terrorist attack of 7 October. These rights must be exercised in line with international humanitarian and human rights law. This means that the protection of civilians must remain a priority. We have witnessed horrific images, such as those of 29 February in the northern part of Gaza, where over 100 Palestinians were killed while trying to access humanitarian aid deliveries. Another 700 people were injured. People in Gaza are starving. The health system is in a state of collapse. We are very concerned about the humanitarian consequences of a possible ground operation in Rafah. The international community needs to take action to protect civilians from both starvation and violence. All those concerned about the situation in Gaza should put pressure on the Israeli Government to grant unimpeded humanitarian land access without blocking convoys. Other options are not enough. Airdrops are good, but insufficient. Sea corridors are needed, but take time. And time is of the essence. The European Union will continue supporting the United Nations and other humanitarian actors, sparing no effort to contribute to alleviating the humanitarian disaster for the Palestinian population. In addition to the EUR 125 million for humanitarian assistance in 2024, the European Union recently agreed an additional EUR 68 million to support the Palestinian people across the region. We will work with key partners, such as the Red Cross and the Red Crescent. We will also continue to support UNRWA in its central role in Gaza and elsewhere in the region. And we have just paid the first EUR 50 million of the 2024 envelope. An immediate humanitarian pause, leading to a lasting ceasefire, is urgently needed to enable the large-scale delivery of humanitarian aid and the protection of civilians in Gaza.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Othmar Karas
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Die Aussprache ist damit geschlossen. Zum Abschluss der Aussprache wurden 6 Entschließungsanträge eingereicht. Die Abstimmung findet am Donnerstag, 14. März 2024, statt.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: João Pimenta Lopes
Political group: The Left
Country: Romania
Language: PT

Distanciamo-nos, contudo, de alterações aprovadas que, confundindo agressor e agredido, visam desresponsabilizar Israel pela obstrução à ajuda humanitária e pelos ataques aos comboios humanitários. Ou que tentem, de forma mais ou menos velada, condicionar o necessário e urgente cessar-fogo imediato e permanente perante o massacre que Israel perpetua contra o povo Palestiniano, e procurem distorcer e responsabilizar a resistência palestiniana pela ausência de solução política e pacifica, ilibando a política de décadas de Israel de humilhação, agressão, ocupação, contra o povo palestiniano.  As instituições da UE devem usar todos os meios à disposição na exigência e concretização de um cessar-fogo imediato e permanente, bem como do acesso incondicional da ajuda humanitária à população em Gaza.
Debate: The immediate risk of mass starvation in Gaza and the attacks on humanitarian aid deliveries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Laura Ferrara
Political group: NI
Country: Poland
Language: IT

L'imminente rischio di una carestia di massa non può essere più ignorato. Le cifre parlano chiaro: più di 30 000 morti e 70 000 feriti, con una situazione disperata di insicurezza alimentare che colpisce gravemente i bambini, con quasi il 16 % di loro che soffre già di malnutrizione. È inaccettabile il blocco degli aiuti umanitari mentre la popolazione stremata continua a subire sofferenze indicibili. Il governo israeliano deve consentire la consegna senza ostacoli e sicura degli aiuti a Gaza, compreso l'accesso al cibo e altre necessità di base.  Occorre un impegno totale da parte della comunità internazionale per evitare la perdita di altre vite civili innocenti, operatori umanitari e giornalisti. È imperativo un cessate il fuoco immediato e permanente. La situazione a Gaza richiede azioni immediate e concrete. Non possiamo restare indifferenti di fronte a una tragedia che si sta consumando davanti agli occhi di tutto il mondo.
Debate: The repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Othmar Karas
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Es folgt nun die Aussprache über sechs Entschließungsanträge zum repressiven Umfeld in Afghanistan, darunter öffentliche Hinrichtungen und Gewalt gegen Frauen ( _______________ 1 Siehe Protokoll.
Debate: The repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Isabel Santos
Country: Hungary
Language: PT

Mas se tudo isto, já de si, é atroz e inaceitável, as notícias de execuções públicas ultrapassam todas as marcas da brutalidade. A pena de morte é degradante e intolerável nos tempos modernos e as execuções públicas representam um regresso às trevas mais profundas. É nosso dever apoiar a sociedade civil afegã, ser céleres na atribuição de vistos humanitários às mulheres perseguidas e aos defensores de direitos humanos, bem como exigir a libertação das vítimas de violência contra as mulheres e raparigas em prisões absolutamente degradantes, e a abolição da pena de morte e o fim imediato das execuções públicas.
Debate: The repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Petras Auštrevičius
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

We must condemn loudly and clearly every crime committed by the Taliban against Afghan society and give hope for a different future. I call on Afghanistan’s regional neighbours, the Arab League and other cooperating states to influence the Taliban leadership to demand changes in women’s rights, education and participation in public life. The European Union must, has supported, and will continue to support those human rights and educational activities who continue their work in Afghanistan and abroad, providing the necessary services to an Afghan society that deserves a different set of opportunities and prospects for the country.
Debate: The repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Tineke Strik
Country: Poland
Language: EN

But this status quo makes it all the more important that the EU offers support and solidarity to the Afghan population in and outside of the country. But also this is, sadly enough, still far too little and that’s also a status quo. Humanitarian organisations still lack funding. Local staff is still stuck without help. Afghans still face pushbacks and rejected asylum applications. We need to drastically change our policies towards Afghans and give them the support they deserve. Be strong on the five benchmarks, but also support civil society, human rights defenders, women and girls – specifically in their education but also in their health services – and step up our resettlement and humanitarian visa. And last but not least, finally complete the evacuation of the Afghan local staff that worked for EU missions and operations. Please do what we promised once because if the EU doesn’t care for them, no one will.
Debate: The repressive environment in Afghanistan, including public executions and violence against women
Date: WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2024
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

The recent public executions of three individuals, along with the Taliban’s discriminatory restrictions and harsh penalties, are deeply disturbing. The Taliban’s draconian crackdown on dissent and non-compliance with their strict dress code is a clear violation of human rights. It is crucial that we condemn these actions and demand accountability from the de facto authorities in Afghanistan. As the EU, we have a responsibility to address these continuous human rights violations and support the Afghan people, especially women and girls, in their pursuit of justice and freedom. We must fully support the establishment of an international accountability mechanism to collect and preserve evidence of serious violations in Afghanistan. This will be essential for future criminal proceedings and ensuring justice for the victims of human rights abuses. Finally, I reiterate my calls for the European Commission and Member States to facilitate scholarships exclusively for Afghan women and girls. By bringing women back into education, we are not saving them from Afghanistan; we are saving them for Afghanistan in the future.