EU leaders fail to agree: The country with the strongest opposition to the ceasefire proposal has been identified!

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European Union (EU) leaders called for urgent action to ensure that Palestinians in the Gaza Strip receive all the humanitarian aid they need.

During the summit, which lasted about 5 hours, disagreements emerged, especially over the use of the term "ceasefire".

Spain's demand for an "initiative for a ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas led to an intense debate at the summit. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz opposed this proposal.

Spain proposed a ceasefire
At the summit in Brussels, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's proposal for the European Union (EU) to intervene for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas caused intense debate.

Strong reaction from Germany to the ceasefire proposal
According to EU sources in Brussels, the strongest opposition to this proposal came from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

According to the Belgian daily De Standaard, Scholz opposed the term "ceasefire", arguing that "this would take away Israel's right to defend itself".

Scholz said: Israel is a democracy with very humanitarian principles
"Israel is a democracy with very humanitarian principles. I have no doubt that the Israeli army respects the rules of international law."

In addition to Spain, member states such as Ireland and Belgium were also in favor of a "broader ceasefire".
But countries such as Hungary, the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany emphasized the need to stop Hamas rather than pressure on Israel.

These countries were concerned that aid supplies to be sent to Gaza could fall into the hands of Hamas, which the EU defines as a terrorist organization.

After a long debate, many members, notably Belgium, agreed that "it is not important to get bogged down in buzzwords, the important thing is that aid gets to the people in Gaza as soon as possible".