On Friday 26 April, the European Commission announced a further €68 million in humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza, “in light of the continued deterioration of the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the steady rise of needs on the ground”.
This support, which will be channelled through partner organisations, is aimed at increasing food aid, health, water and sanitation and accommodation, among other things.
These funds bring the European Union’s total humanitarian aid to €193 million for Palestinians in need in Gaza and throughout the region in 2024.
A further flight in the EU’s humanitarian air bridge operation for the people of Gaza was due to deliver emergency supplies on 26 April. Two additional flights are scheduled for the first week of May. The EU financed two convoys carrying more than 130 tonnes of shelter, health products, water and sanitation donated by Ireland and its humanitarian partners, the Commission said in its press release. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)