Middle East conflict: EU: Israel does not quite think of auxiliary deal for gaza

According to the EU, Israel has so far not fully adhered to an agreement with the European Union in order to better supply the needy civilian population in the Gaza Strip. Although more of the trucks loaded in the Gaza Strip every day, the figures were still under the agreed were made since the agreement earned in July, according to a document that was sent to the member states by the EU’s diplomatic service. It is available to the German Press Agency.

At the same time, in the letter from the European Foreign Service (EAD) it is emphasized that all data cannot be verified directly because the Israeli authorities did not provide EU representatives access to the Gaza Strip. “There are certain discrepancies between the numbers of the United Nations and Humanitarian actors and Israel,” it says. According to the paper, the period from July 29th to August 4th.

Resumption of fuel deliveries positively

In addition, according to the UN and aid organizations, Israel continues to disabled humanitarian missions and the delivery of relief goods, writes the EAD. The resumption of fuel deliveries, which had previously been interrupted for 130 days, was positive. In addition to the repair of some important infrastructure facilities, the reopening of the Egyptian and Jordanian routes and the opening of the Zikim border crossing to the northern Gaza Strip is also positive.

According to aid organizations, a famine threatens in the Gaza Strip. The supply situation of the approximately two million Palestinians in the sealed coastal area is described as devastating.

According to EU information, the agreement achieved in mid-July for better care for the needy civilian population provides for a significant increase in the number of daily grocery deliveries and other relief goods by truck. More border crossings to the coastal area should open and the Jordan and Egyptian auxiliary routes can be used again. Before that, EU countries had significantly increased its pressure on the Israeli government.

The war was triggered by the Hamas massacre

Israel fights Islamist Hamas in the now large -scale Gaza Strip, which keeps hosting hostages there. The Gaza War triggered the Hamas massacre and other extremists from the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023 with 1,200 deaths and about 250. Since then, according to the health authority controlled by the Hamas, more than 60,000 people have been killed in the sealed coastal area. The number does not differentiate between civilians and fighters.