The EU has signed an energy deal with Israel, potentially breaching international law regarding Palestinian rights. Global Witness claims the East Mediterranean Gas (EMG) pipeline, which they assert runs through Palestinian waters, facilitates gas exports from Israel to Egypt and then to Europe. There are increasing calls for the EU to cancel its trade agreement with Israel amidst human rights concerns due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The memorandum of understanding for this deal was signed in 2022 in response to the energy crisis following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
A report by Global Witness concludes that the EU could be complicit in breaches of international law over a 2022 energy deal linked to gas imports from a pipeline said to traverse Palestinian waters.
The EU is facing growing calls to cancel completely or in part its trade and cooperation agreement with Israel, as humanitarian consequences escalate due to its war in Gaza.
The EMG pipeline, which transports gas from Ashkelon in Israel to Arish in Egypt, is said to run through Palestinian waters, raising concerns over Palestinian rights.
Global Witness has called on the EU to cancel all gas imports linked to the East Mediterranean Gas pipeline and terminate the 2022 deal signed with Egypt.
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