Pedro Sánchez urges Von der Leyen to "mobilize to stop the invasion of Gaza."

BrusselsUrsula von der Leyen is the most pro-Zionist EU leader. She had always sided with Benjamin Netanyahu's government and had barely reminded it that it must comply with humanitarian and international law in its offensive against Gaza. However, pressure on the President of the European Commission has increased in recent days, and she has been forced to raise her tone against Tel Aviv. "The situation is intolerable," von der Leyen said for the first time in a statement issued this Wednesday.

But these words come after member states called for a review of the European Union's association agreement with Israel—a review that Brussels initiated this Wednesday—and after meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, one of the EU's most critical leaders of Israel. Thus, the Socialist leader, who has avoided making statements to the press, has sought to take credit for the European Commission's change of tone and has claimed in a press release that the Moncloa has urged him "to mobilize to stop the invasion of Gaza." It should be noted that this is also the first time that Sánchez has used the word "invasion" to define Israel's constant attacks against the population of Gaza.

Another important detail that Von der Leyen has pressed for is Germany's recent change in position regarding the Gaza war, prompted by the latest massacres perpetrated by the Israeli army, such as the bombing of a school full of refugees that killed 36 people, 18 of whom were children. Even Israel's main allies within the EU have been forced to react. "WhatWhat the Israeli army is doing now in the Gaza Strip"Honestly, I no longer understand the purpose of this," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz publicly acknowledged this Monday in an interview with public television station WDR. "When the limits are crossed and international humanitarian law is truly violated, the Federal Chancellor must also speak out," the conservative leader added. They are far from heeding the requests of Sánchez's executive. "I have asked the EU for more diplomatic pressure and the suspension of the association agreement," the Spanish president tweeted, also urging sanctions against Israel and an arms embargo. In this regard, Brussels has already activated a review of the association agreement with Israel and said that within the next month it will present "options" on how to renew the understanding with Tel Aviv. However, neither the European Commission nor the member states seem willing to freeze or suspend the trade pact with Israel. The revision of the association agreement is not intended to annul it, but rather with the intention of exerting greater diplomatic pressure on Netanyahu, who constantly ignores calls from the EU.

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