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EU urges Israel to lift Gaza blockade, warns against new aid delivery plan
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Posted on May 7, 2025
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The EU calls on Israel to lift the Gaza blockade, stressing the need for humanitarian aid and criticizing a new aid delivery plan that involves non-humanitarian actors.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union renewed an urgent call on Wednesday for Israel to immediately lift the blockade on Gaza, allowing humanitarian aid to reach those in need, and warned against Israel’s planned new aid delivery mechanism.
"As the occupying power, Israel is obliged under international law to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches the population in need," said EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Crisis Management Commissioner Hadja Lahbib, and Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica in a joint statement.
The statement also urged a ceasefire and the immediate release of hostages, while expressing concern over a new aid delivery system approved by Israel on May 4. The statement said the new system undermined humanitarian principles by outsourcing aid distribution to non-humanitarian actors and private security firms — a move criticized by the U.N. and aid groups.
(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Editing by William Maclean)
The main topic is the EU's call for Israel to lift the Gaza blockade and concerns over a new aid delivery mechanism.
The EU criticizes Israel's new aid delivery plan, stating it undermines humanitarian principles.
The EU urges a ceasefire, the release of hostages, and the lifting of the Gaza blockade.
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