On Tuesday 6 January, EU High Representative, Kaja Kallas, and European Commissioners for Humanitarian Aid, Hadja Lahbib, and for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, called on Israel to allow international NGOs to operate and provide “life-saving aid” to Palestinian civilians in need. Around 30 organisations have been prohibited from operating in Gaza and the West Bank by the Hebrew state (see EUROPE B13779A7).
Recalling the conclusions of the European Council of 18 December, which...