‘Nothing has changed’ since Israel-EU deal on Gaza aid: Egypt
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty says “nothing has changed” since an agreement between Israel and the European Union on the resumption of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
He made the statement to reporters ahead of the EU-Middle East meeting in Brussels.
The EU reached an agreement with Israel last week to improve the humanitarian situation in the war-devastated Gaza Strip, including increasing aid trucks and opening crossing points. Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza in early March, restricting food, water, medicine and fuel.
EU’s Kallas sees some good signs on Gaza aid but more needed
There are signs of more trucks and supplies getting into Gaza, but the European Union needs to see much more, according to its foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
The EU reached an agreement with Israel last week to improve the humanitarian situation in the devastated Gaza Strip, including increasing aid trucks and opening crossing points.
“We see some good signs of more trucks getting in, more supplies to the people of Gaza. But of course we know this is not enough, and we need to push more that the implementation of what we have agreed also happens on the ground,” Kallas told reporters.
She made the remarks ahead of a meeting with senior Middle Eastern and EU officials in Brussels.
Jordan: Situation in Gaza remains ‘a real catastrophe’
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi says Israel allowed the entry of 40 to 50 trucks days ago from Jordan, but that’s “far from being sufficient”.
“There is a real catastrophe happening in Gaza resulting from the continuation of the Israeli siege,” he said, despite an agreement reached last week between Israel and the European Union over increased aid access to Gaza.
Safadi made the remarks in Brussels as he prepared to attend an EU-Middle East meeting with top officials.
