European Parliament Member Lynn Boylan stated on Tuesday that the European Union is complicit in the ongoing genocide being committed against civilians in the Gaza Strip.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Boylan called for an immediate end to all military support for the Zionist entity and urged that the United Nations be empowered to fulfill its humanitarian duties in the besieged territory.

"The European Union cannot claim neutrality while continuing to provide both political and military support to Israel, as grave crimes are being committed against Palestinian civilians," Boylan said.

She stressed that this continued support places Europe in the position of being "an accomplice to the crimes being perpetrated."

Boylan also highlighted that starvation is being used as a weapon of war against the population in Gaza, stating that “the deliberate denial of food, medicine, and water to a besieged population constitutes a war crime under international law.”

The EU lawmaker underscored the urgent need to halt arms shipments to the Israeli enemy, affirming: “Israel is testing its weapons on Palestinians and using the results of those tests to market them globally—an outrageous violation of ethics and international law.”

She further called for the dismantling of the so-called “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation,” a mechanism created by certain Western countries to coordinate aid outside the United Nations framework. Boylan warned that the foundation obstructs genuine humanitarian work and instead serves political agendas aimed at whitewashing war crimes.

These remarks come amid growing criticism within the EU regarding the Union’s position on the ongoing genocide committed by the Israeli occupation army against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

Backed by the United States and European powers, the Israeli occupation army has, since October 7, 2023, continued to carry out a genocidal war in Gaza. As of today, the assault has claimed the lives of 60,034 Palestinian civilians, the majority of them women and children, and wounded 145,870 others, according to non-final counts. Thousands more remain trapped under rubble or in streets unreachable by emergency crews due to the relentless bombing and destruction.