Yearender: Europe grappling for united Gaza ceasefire call
Rifts within the EU challenge the bloc's cohesion as members, such as Italy, re-imposed border controls, leading to "an erosion of the Schengen border-free area," Luigi Scazzieri, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform think-tank, commented.
"These same political forces would be strengthened if the fighting sparked an influx of refugees from Gaza or from other countries in the region," Scazzieri said.