Israel nonetheless says that its objective in Gaza stays the entire defeat of Hamas and has pointed to the truth that the group remains in a place to inflict casualties on Israeli forces as evidence that its army operations are nonetheless essential. But if that's the case, it is as a result of the Israeli military continues to repeatedly raze pockets of Gaza and then move on, thereby permitting Hamas to reestablish itself as quickly as Israeli forces are gone. Notably, all the casualties suffered by Israeli forces in current weeks have been inflicted in areas the Israeli navy has seized, leveled and abandoned several times over. In their assertion, the ministers additionally condemned Hamas for continuing to hold Israeli hostages captured in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack and referred to as for their immediate release. Continuing to assist Israel uncritically is each morally indefensible and politically reckless. The EU should push for an instantaneous ceasefire, commit to reconstruction and support accountability mechanisms for all sides, including investigations into war crimes.