Ireland’s foreign minister calls for increased aid to Gaza amid fragile ceasefire
Helen McEntee, Ireland’s top diplomat, has appealed for more aid to enter Gaza.
McEntee was speaking to reporters ahead of an EU foreign ministers’ meeting, where she said it is “very welcome that we have a ceasefire, albeit a very, very fragile ceasefire”.
“It is very welcome that humanitarian aid has continued to flow,” adding that a substantial increase was needed as “tens of thousands of young people and children are still at risk, so there is much more that we need to do”.
Aid organisations have continued to issue warnings that not enough aid is getting into Gaza, and the humanitarian emergency there is being exacerbated by winter conditions across the territory.
EU warns vital supplies stuck at borders as winter nears in Gaza
The European Union has sent 56 tonnes of equipment to help build shelters for Palestinians in Gaza as winter temperatures drop and tents are damaged.
The EU announced the shipment on X, warning that “too many vital supplies remain stuck at the borders, leaving millions exposed as winter nears”. It added: “Aid must be let in at scale.”
The delivery comes as the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that its tent supplies were “limited and expected to deplete shortly”. OCHA said thousands of Palestinians were displaced by flooding caused by rain last week.
In Gaza, families face flooded tents & heavy rain.
56 tonnes of shelter items for Gaza just reached 🇪🇬 thanks to an 🇪🇺 Humanitarian Air Bridge & @UNICEF.
Too many vital supplies remain stuck at the borders, leaving millions exposed as winter nears. Aid must be let in at scale. pic.twitter.com/5mLSwM72pe
— EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 (@eu_echo) November 20, 2025
