EU calls on Israel to open additional crossings so more aid can reach Gaza

Palestinians transport bags of flour on the back of trucks, as humanitarian aid arrives in Gaza City on March 6, 2024. (AFP)
Palestinians transport bags of flour on the back of trucks, as humanitarian aid arrives in Gaza City on March 6, 2024. (AFP)

The EU calls on Israel to open other crossings, in addition to the Cyprus maritime corridor, so that more aid can reach Gaza.

“While supporting the Cyprus maritime corridor, we call on Israel to open additional crossings so more aid can reach Gaza, including the north, and to ease overall customs restrictions”, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic writes on social media platform X.

The statement comes after Lenarcic met virtually with Cypriot Foreign Affairs Minister Constantinos Kombos, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, British Foreign Minister David Cameron, AEU Foreign Affairs Minister Abdulrahman Al Thani, and UN Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag.

Yesterday, Israel sent aid into northern Gaza via an access route in the north of the Strip for the first time.

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