EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called for “a new collective effort” to stop the war in Gaza “and finally make the common EU objective of two states, Palestine and Israel, living side by side in peace and security,” Al Jazeera reports.

Borrell shared the remarks on X while attending a high-level meeting in Madrid with EU and Middle Eastern leaders focused on implementing a two-state solution.

In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Katz accused Borrell of fostering “anti-Semitism and hatred towards Israel”.

Katz criticised the outgoing EU chief, stating on X that “instead of pressing the European Union to join the sanctions imposed on Iran, Borrell supports the establishment of a Palestinian terrorist state”.

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