Czech PM welcomes outcome of European Council summit

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has welcomed the outcome of the European Council summit in Brussels, saying it had clearly pointed to the aggressor in the Middle East conflict, recognized Israel's right to self-defence and called for the immediate release of all hostages. He also said Czechia’s arguments regarding the need to prevent humanitarian aid being abused by terrorists and counter the spread of disinformation about the Middle East conflict had been heard. The prime minister said that despite differing views on many issues it is in the interest of all the EU member states to prevent a regional escalation of the conflict.