Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Dr Mohammad Mustafa has called on the international community, particularly the European Union, to place pressure on Israel to open Gaza borders, which have been sealed shut for nine days, Al Jazeera reports.

Israel must reopen Gaza’s borders and “allow the unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid, temporary shelter supplies and reconstruction materials”, Mustafa said during a meeting with Luxembourg’s deputy premier and foreign minister, Xavier Bettel.

Israel must also end its “aggression against Palestinian people”, Mustafa was quoted as saying, including the Israeli military’s incursions into the north of the occupied West Bank.