The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned that Israel’s incursion in the West Bank must not be “the premise of a war extension from Gaza” amid fears Israel is preparing to annihilate another Palestinian territory. Borrell said he asked EU members about possible sanctions on Israeli ministers who have called for the destruction of the West Bank and the Palestinian people.

Josep Borrell: “Some Israeli ministers has been launching hate messages, unacceptable hate messages against the Palestinians, and proposing things that goes clearly against international law and is an incitation to commit war crimes.”

Ireland accused Israel of deliberately targeting civilians and said it supported EU sanctions. This comes after Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz wrote of the West Bank invasion, “We need to deal with the threat exactly as we deal with terror infrastructure in Gaza. … This is a war for everything and we must win it.”