Limburg highlighted the recent attacks on the Al-Nasser Hospital in Gaza as a key impetus for his call He described the initial strike and a subsequent attack on the same facility, as unjustified and questioned the credibility of explanations offered by the Israeli government While acknowledging that attacks on facilities used as cover by terrorists could be legitimate under international law, Limburg characterized the second strike, which resulted in the deaths of aid workers and journalists, as a potential war crime
He is advocating for sanctions, including potential EU travel bans, not only against far-right ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, but also against additional members of the Israeli cabinet
Limburg also proposes a review of tariff-free access for certain Israeli products to the European Union He argues that the Israeli arms industry benefits from access to the EU single market and suggests suspending this benefit until a ceasefire is achieved This measure, he contends, would exert further pressure towards de-escalation and adherence to international laws of armed conflict
