Wednesday, October 11, 2023

EU appears to backpedal on freezing of Palestinian aid payments

"There's no question of that at the moment," Rutte said, adding that the EU did not finance Hamas in any case. "We really have to make the distinction between Hamas, the terror organisation, and very innocent Palestinians who are just as much victims right now, and again, in the case of Gaza, have been for 16 years. And have to live under the yoke of a terrible terrorist regime," he said. 

As hours elapsed with no explanation, another commissioner was forced to reassure critics that civilians in Gaza were not being abandoned in the face of an energy and food blockade by Israel. "EU humanitarian aid to Palestinians in need will continue as long as needed," tweeted the commissioner for crisis management, Janez Lenarčič...

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