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EU concerned about reports of deaths in Gaza

by AI | 15.Oct 2025 | Europe in brief AI

Brussels is alarmed about the impending new chaos in the Gaza Strip despite the ceasefire.

The High Representative of the EU for Foreign and Security Policy Kaja Kallas. Photo: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix Photo/AP/dpa

Brussels (dpa) – Reports of violence between Hamas members and armed clans in the Gaza Strip are causing concern in the EU. “The European Union is worried about the reports we have seen indicating that there have been several fatalities in Gaza due to clashes between Hamas and gang members,” said a spokesperson for EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas in Brussels.

There are also reports suggesting that Hamas is brutally targeting individuals it accuses of collaborating with Israel. Since Friday, a ceasefire mediated by the USA and other countries has been in effect between Hamas and Israel. However, difficult questions still need to be resolved between the conflicting parties for a successful peace process. This includes the demand for the disarmament of Hamas. 

Kallas’ spokesperson further stated that all parties are urged to exercise restraint and refrain from any activities that could jeopardize the ceasefire. “We reaffirm as the EU that Hamas must not have any future role in the administration of the Gaza Strip.”

The question of who administers the Gaza Strip is considered one of the crucial factors in whether the situation in the blockaded coastal strip can stabilize after the two-year-long war. A power vacuum could plunge the Gaza Strip into further chaos or even a civil war. (October 14)