Israel summons ambassador for Spain and Belgium to discuss leaders' comments in Rafah crossing

Israel summoned the ambassadors for Spain and Belgium over comments made by the two countries' leaders at a press event on the Rafah crossing in Egypt. 

Earlier, the Spanish and Belgium prime ministers used a press conference on the first day of a four-day truce between Israel and Hamas to call for a permanent ceasefire. 

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said, "Israel has the right to defend itself. However, this right cannot encompass the deaths of innocent civilians, including thousands of children, in Gaza."

Belgium's prime minister, Alexander De Croo, highlighted the need for humanitarian aid for millions of people in Gaza and said, "Everyone in Israel should respect international humanitarian law. As democratic countries, our standards should be high.

"We must do everything to prevent the killing of innocent civilians on both sides and to implement international humanitarian law."