"What we do is to put all diplomatic pressure to a ceasefire, but nobody seems to be able to stop Netanyahu, neither in Gaza nor in the West Bank," AFP reported, citing Josep Borrell's remarks among a small group of journalists.
Borrell backed an initiative by France and the United States for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon.
The EU foreign affairs chief again called for diversifying diplomacy from the United States, which has tried for months unsuccessfully to seal a truce in Gaza.
"We cannot rely just on the US. The US tried several times; they didn't succeed," he said.
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