Israel not yet fully implemented Gaza aid agreement: EU
European Union aid chief Hadja Lahbib says Israel has not yet fully implemented an agreement between the bloc and Israel, but that there have been “some positive developments”.
“We have [seen] some positive developments. It’s true that we have trucks that are able to enter, but we don’t know exactly how many. And what is clear is that the agreement is not fully implemented,” she told reporters ahead of a meeting EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
Last week, the EU reached an agreement with Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including increasing aid trucks and opening crossing points and certain aid routes.
On Monday, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said that the flow of aid into Gaza has not increased despite the deal. “Nothing has changed [on the ground],” he told reporters.
Not yet at all... EU continues stalling for Israel.
UN expert urges EU to suspend agreement with Israel
Francesca Albanese is pressing the European Union to suspend its association agreement with Israel, warning that continuing trade makes the bloc complicit in “genocide”.
In a series of posts on X, Albanese wrote the EU is “legally bound” to suspend the deal, adding defending Israel’s conduct in Gaza is “not only superfluous – it is grotesque”.
She demanded “justice and accountability” for Israeli war leaders.
Albanese said the EU is Israel’s top trading and investment partner, nearly double the size of the US, and “trade with an economy inextricably tied to occupation, apartheid and genocide is complicity”.
EU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss possible action against Israel.
EU vows to ‘keep a close watch’ on Israel’s Gaza conduct
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says Israel needs to take more “concrete steps” to improve the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza after making an agreement with the bloc last week.
“The European Union will keep a close watch,” Kallas told reporters after meeting EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
Last week, the bloc reached a deal with Israel to improve the desperate situation by increasing aid trucks and opening crossing points and a specific aid route into the besieged enclave. While Israel has taken some positive steps to increase aid, it has not fully implemented the agreement, said EU aid chief Hadja Lahbib.
In Brussels, foreign ministers discussed potential punitive measures against Israel if the deal isn’t followed, which include curbing trade ties and imposing an arms embargo.
You've been watching this genocide unfold for nearly 2 years now while continuing to provide weapons, continuing to trade and continuing to provide excuses for Israel.
