The EU foreign policy chief on Monday renewed calls for an “immediate ceasefire” in Lebanon and condemned Israel’s “unacceptable attacks” on UN peacekeepers in its offensive against Hezbollah, AFP reports.

The European Union calls “for an immediate ceasefire across the blue lines” Unifil monitors and the respect of relevant UN Security Council resolutions, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told a forum in Barcelona.

Borrell also spoke of “condemning the unacceptable attacks” by Israeli forces against Unifil structures and personnel.

Referring to UN warnings that Gaza’s humanitarian crisis was the worst since World War II, Borrell said the forum gathering leaders from the Mediterranean region must do more than “just expressing concern”.

“The way this war is being taken against civilians has grave concerns and put too many unanswered questions.”