Sweden’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Israel’s ambassador to Stockholm in protest against the lack of humanitarian aid being allowed into Gaza, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said yesterday according to Reuters.

Last week, under growing international pressure, Israeli occupation authorities allowed a trickle of aid into the Palestinian enclave. However, the few hundred trucks carried only a tiny fraction of the food needed by a population of 2.3 million at risk of famine after nearly three months of blockade.

Kristersson told Swedish news agency TT that the European Union should impose sanctions and exert diplomatic pressure on Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.

  • Mihies@programming.dev
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    1 month ago

    What took them so long though, certainly not the humanitarian excuse? Also between calling for sanctions and implementing them is a huge step. Anyway, better something and late than nothing and never.

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      1 month ago

      sweden recognizes palestine since 2014. what has been unexpected is the fact that we’ve not fucking done anything so far except accuse left-wing politicians of antisemitism.