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EU foreign ministers to meet on Gaza crisis
AFP - Tuesday, December 30
PARIS, (AFP) - - European Union foreign ministers were set to hold an urgent meeting on Tuesday in Paris on the escalating violence in the Gaza Strip, the French foreign ministry announced.
"The ministers will look into how the European Union can help ease the current crisis, along with the efforts of the international community, especially the secretary general of the United Nations," the ministry's statement said.
The meeting was set to take place at 1730 GMT Tuesday and be chaired by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner.
Javier Solana, the EU's high representative for foreign policy and members of the European Commission were also expected to attend.
It was likely to be the last major ministerial meeting before France passes on the rotating six-month EU presidency to the Czech Republic on Thursday.
Romain Nadal, a spokesman for the French foreign ministry, said Monday that France and other EU countries were ready to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza, although reestablishing a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas remained a top priority.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy held conversations Monday with his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak to look for solutions to end the violence in Gaza, a statement from the French EU presidency said.
Diplomats told AFP that EU members are considering a number of options to resolve the crisis, including renewing its observation mission in Rafah, a town that lies on the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
The mission, if accepted by both sides, could potentially allow for the easing of restrictions on checkpoints across the Palestinian territories.
Israeli air strikes continued on Tuesday with attacks targeting Hamas ministry and security buildings that destroyed the foreign and finance ministries, Hamas sources and witnesses said.
In all, the Israeli campaign has killed at least 360 Palestinians and wounded more than 1,690, the director of Gaza's emergency services, Moawiya Abu Hassanein, told AFP.
Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak said Monday the strikes would continue if Hamas did not stop its shelling of Israeli territory.
"If the illegal attacks against Israel and her citizens do not completely cease, Israel will have recourse to all means and all legal forms of action at its disposal to do whatever it takes to bring an end to the enemy's illegal acts of aggression," he said.
Demonstrations have been held across the Middle East against the Israeli air strikes.
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