Ireland and Spain call for review of EU agreement with Israel 

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez are calling for an urgent review of whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations under the EU/Israel Association Agreement

The leaders describe the expanded Israeli military operation in the Rafah area as posing a grave and imminent threat that the international community must urgently confront. Picture: AP Photo/Fatima Shbair

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez have written to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen expressing deep concern at the deteriorating situation in Gaza.

The pair are calling for an urgent review of whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations under the EU/Israel Association Agreement.