Ireland, Spain want EU to review Israel's human rights compliance in Gaza

The prime ministers of Spain and Ireland asked the European Commission on Wednesday to urgently review whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations in Gaza, Reuters reported. 

This comes amid growing pressure on Israel to halt a planned ground offensive on the densely populated southern border city of Rafah.

The two leaders said attacking Rafah posed "a grave and imminent threat that the international community must urgently confront".

A Spanish government source said it was confident that European countries are unifying around a firmer position and for the European Commission to take more concrete action over Israel's operations in Gaza.