Pakistan, Aug. 11 -- Spain and eight European countries strongly condemned Israel's plan to occupy Gaza City on Sunday. They warned that this move could cause many civilian deaths and force nearly one million Palestinians to leave their homes.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet has already approved a large-scale operation to take control of Gaza City. This decision has sparked sharp criticism both inside Israel and around the world.

According to a report by AFP, the foreign ministers of the eight countries issued a joint statement saying, "This decision will only worsen the humanitarian crisis and put the lives of remaining hostages at greater risk."

The statement from Spain's Foreign Ministry said the operat...