Belgium's prime minister Alexander De Croo , European Council president Charles Michel and Belgium's King Philippe greet Taoiseach Simon Harris during a royal reception ahead of the EU leaders' meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/AFP via Getty ImagesA failure to de-escalate growing tensions between Iran and Israel could result in “very significant catastrophe and bloodshed” for millions of people in the Middle East, Taoiseach Simon Harris has said.
Draft language circulating before the meeting proposed EU leaders call for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza. If agreed during the European Council meeting this would be a step further than their statement last month, where leaders called for an “immediate humanitarian pause leading to a sustainable ceasefire”.
Speaking ahead of the meeting of EU leaders, Mr Harris said he supported expanded sanctions targeting Iran, following its missile and drone attacks on Israel at the weekend. “The European position that is emerging is quite clear, it is one that needs to be focused on de-escalation, it’s one that needs to appeal to all parties to show restraint,” he said.
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