The prospect of an Israeli offensive in Rafah, where hundreds of thousands are sheltering, has sparked outrage around the world.
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00:00European Union workers march in silence through the Belgian capital, Brussels.
00:05Their message? That European values of peace, human rights and the rule of law aren't being upheld in the Gaza Strip.
00:13And just like many Palestinians, they say EU treaties and the Genocide Convention are also dead.
00:20The EU needs to do more and we know that here in the heart of the European project that is Brussels, we need to make this stance.
00:28We are here between the Commission, between the Council, just a few metres away from the Parliament and we demand, do more, we ask you, do more.
00:38These civil servants say European politicians need to make a greater effort to bring about a ceasefire.
00:45The conflict has been ongoing since the Hamas attack in Israel on October 7th.
00:51We are here to stand up for those values and those principles that we all hold so very dear
00:56and that we feel are not being held up at the moment when the onslaught continues in Rafah, in Gaza, in the West Bank.
01:04We're here for peace and we're here because we're an institution that was founded on building peace.
01:12Their calls come as ceasefire talks continue and Israel's military operation against Hamas ramps up in the southern Gaza Strip.
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