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Israel hindering humanitarian support to Gaza with border controls: EU

Israel hindering humanitarian support to Gaza with border controls: EU

Top diplomat previously said, 'Israel uses starvation as war arm in Gaza'. EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said Friday that there is evidence Israel is preventing humanitarian aid from

No evidence from Israel to back UNRWA accusations – EU

No evidence from Israel to back UNRWA accusations – EU

The European Union's top humanitarian aid official said on Thursday he had seen no evidence from Israel to back its accusations against staff from the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), which should continue playing a

EU humanitarian chief calls for Israel to open land crossings into Gaza

EU humanitarian chief calls for Israel to open land crossings into Gaza

EU humanitarian chief Janez Lenarcic has urged Israel to increase land access to the Gaza Strip for aid deliveries. He said airdrops and a maritime corridor will not be enough to supply the Palestinian enclave

Pressure grows on Israel to open more land and sea aid routes into Gaza as hunger spreads

Pressure grows on Israel to open more land and sea aid routes into Gaza as hunger spreads

Efforts to get desperately needed humanitarian aid to war-wracked northern Gaza gained momentum Wednesday with the European Union increasing pressure for the creation of a sea route from Cyprus to Gaza and British Foreign Minister

EU trying to create maritime humanitarian corridor to support Gazans

EU trying to create maritime humanitarian corridor to support Gazans

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Cyprus this week as the bloc explores a possible humanitarian corridor through the Mediterranean island to support the population in Gaza, her spokesperson said on

Top EU officials call for probe into Gaza civilians killed while awaiting aid

Top EU officials call for probe into Gaza civilians killed while awaiting aid

Europe’s top officials have called for an investigation into Israeli attack that killed 115 Palestinians and injured several others as they rushed to get food for their families. Israeli army fire killed Palestinian civilians during

Europe risks losing credibility over silence on Israel’s war on Gaza: MP

Europe risks losing credibility over silence on Israel’s war on Gaza: MP

Moutquin, the Belgian member of parliament, joins more than 200 lawmakers from 13 countries calling for an arms embargo on Israel. Europe risked any credibility to speak on Russia’s actions in Ukraine if it remained

26 EU countries warn Israel against ‘catastrophic’ Rafah offensive

26 EU countries warn Israel against ‘catastrophic’ Rafah offensive

All European Union countries except Hungary warned Israel on Monday against launching an offensive in Rafah that they said would deepen the catastrophe of some 1.5 million refugees crammed into the city on the southern

EU launches naval mission to protect Red Sea shipping

EU launches naval mission to protect Red Sea shipping

The European Union launched on Monday a naval mission to the Red Sea "to restore and safeguard freedom of navigation" there. The "defensive maritime security operation", dubbed Eunavfor Aspides, comes after Iranian-aligned Houthi militants started

EU asks Israel not to take military action in Rafah

EU asks Israel not to take military action in Rafah

The European Union (EU)'s foreign policy chief urged the Israeli government on Friday not to take military action in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, which shelters more than 1.3 million displaced Palestinians. A military action in