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Monday, November 6, 2023
EU says it will increase aid to Gaza by $27 million

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen speaks to the media as she arrives at the Europe Summit in Granada, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Fermin Rodriguez, File)
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says the EU is increasing its humanitarian aid for Gaza by 25 million euros ($27 million).
“By doing so the European Union will spend a total of 100 million euros in humanitarian aid for the civilians in Gaza,” von der Leyen tells EU diplomats in Brussels.