BRUSSELS, October 27. /TASS/. EU leaders were unable to negotiate a call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during the Summit in Brussels, instead only calling for humanitarian pauses and opening of humanitarian corridors in the Gaza Strip, says the summit’s outcome statement on the conflict in the Middle East.

"The European council expresses its graves concern for the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza and calls for continued, rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access and air to reach those in need through all necessary measures, including humanitarian corridors and pauses for humanitarian needs," the document reads.

According to multiple diplomatic sources, a number of EU states insisted on a direct call for a ceasefire, but the summit was unable to come to an agreement.