EU reverses course on Palestine aid
The European Commission has backtracked after Israel announced a “siege” of Gaza | The European Union will not suspend aid payments to the Palestinian Authority, its foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday evening, contradicting an earlier announcement by Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi. [...] Varhelyi’s announcement came two days into clashes between the Palestinian militant movement Hamas and the Israeli military, which has claimed hundreds of lives on both sides. Shortly afterward, however, Israel ordered a “complete siege” of Gaza, cutting off the supply of water, food and electricity to more than 2 million Palestinians in the territory.
■ Some Israeli actions ‘against international law’ – EU (RT.com) - Denying Gaza water, food and electricity is not appropriate, Josep Borrell has said [...] and called for Israel to respect international law and not block the delivery of food, water or electricity to the civilian population of Gaza.