Palestine

Of the 563 school buildings in Gaza, 165 of the 212 that received a direct hit are in areas designated…

"More than ever, the Palestinian people need well-governed institutions that deliver much-needed services in these trying times. We look forward…

The maritime corridor can make a real difference to the plight of the Palestinian people. But in parallel, our efforts…

The Commission has now contracted €81 million out of the overall humanitarian aid allocation of €125 million and is working on its…

The European Union condemns Wednesday’s approval by the Israeli High Planning Committee of plans for advancing over 3.426 housing units,…

Much more lifesaving humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza where one in six children is dangerously malnourished in the north of…

Additionally, in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, there has been a surge of demolitions, settlement construction, restrictions on movement…

France expresses its very deep shock over the reports of a very significant number of Palestinian civilian deaths as humanitarian…

Between 19 and 26 February, 50 states and three international organizations made oral submissions to the ICJ on the legal…

Thanks to the strong pressure by the Socialists and Democrats, the European Parliament has today debated the war in Gaza…

At the request of the French President and Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, medical cargo worth €1 million arrived…

We are very concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the suffering of the hostages as well as the…

The Palestinian Authority’s economic situation has become even more precarious since 7 October. There have been reports of an imminent…

The sad news of the passing of [Alexei] Navalny came to Munich where the Security Conference was taking place. Today, we will have…

France is adopting sanctions against extremist Israeli settlers who have been guilty of violence against Palestinian civilians in the West…

The UK announces new sanctions against extremist Israeli settlers who have violently attacked Palestinians in the West Bank. The Foreign…

The allegations against the 12 UNRWA employees have already been referred to the UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS).…

The High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell held a phone call yesterday, 28 January, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to discuss…

With our regional partners, we discussed also the ‘post war’ Gaza and our joint effort to revive the political process…

The UK and US have announced new sanctions on key figures in the financial networks of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic…

Under the new regime, the EU may target those who support, materially or financially, Hamas or the PIJ. It may also…

Together with its partners, France is fully committed to impeding the actions of Hamas, which the EU has listed as…

France commends Jordan on its efforts to help Gaza’s civilian population. France is directly supporting the Jordanian field hospital in…

Amid reports of continued Israeli airstrikes overnight in southern and central Gaza and more rocket fire into Israel from the…

The first ship, which set sail from Le Havre on December 20, carrying more than 350 tons of cargo, will…

Bulldozers in refugee camps, detainees stripped naked and spat at, farmers robbed of their harvest: against the backdrop of the…

The continued daily fire across the Blue Line poses great risk to regional stability.  There have been several instances of…

In line with President Macron’s commitments, France is welcoming an initial two injured Palestinian children, who arrived in France today,…

In Barcelona, the Spanish Foreign Minister Albares and the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Nasser Kamel, hosted…

The Foreign Affairs Council, in its development configuration, was briefed about the situation in Ukraine, aid to Palestine, implementation of…

The review has shown that the EU Commission controls and existing safeguards in place- which have been significantly strengthened in…

In Gaza, there are already thousands of civilian victims, about half of them are children. There is a severe shortage…

Der Bundeskanzler und der König waren sich einig, dass eine nachhaltige Lösung, die Israelis und Palästinensern ein Leben in Frieden…

Two-thirds of those killed in Gaza now are women and children. If access to humanitarian aid is not increased significantly…

UN human rights office (OHCHR) spokesperson Liz Throssell highlighted concerns over Israeli airstrikes on Jabalia and Al Bureij refugee camps…

The humanitarian aid is divided between the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations…

 The number of people killed in Gaza is nearing the 9,000 mark amid mounting concerns over the aftermath of Israeli…

UN relief chief Martin Griffiths, who has been visiting Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, spoke to families in Gaza…

As Chair of AHLC (Ad Hoc Liaison Committee) donor group, Norway hosted a virtual meeting with our international partners today…

The European Council strongly emphasises Israel’s right to defend itself in line with international law and international humanitarian law. It…

Norway has strongly condemned Hamas’ heinous terrorist attacks, killing more than 1000 Israeli civilians and taking more than 200 hostages.…

The attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum, with the Palestinian people being subjected to 56 years of…

Following the horrific terrorist attack by Hamas terrorists against Israel and the aftermath, which has led to a disastrous humanitarian…

President Ursula von der Leyen spoke to the Secretary General of the UN António Guterres this afternoon, in the context of her…

In line with the co-chairs’ statement published earlier after the 27th GCC-EU Joint Council, EU ministers in their internal meeting condemned…

The Commission unequivocally condemns the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel over the weekend. Following these events, the…

The European Union is gravely concerned by the continuing wave of violence in Israel and in the occupied West Bank,…

We urge Israel to support the Palestinian Authority in this endeavour and work collaboratively to ensure the safety and protection…

The European Union firmly condemns Tuesday’s terrorist attack near the settlement of Eli in the occupied West Bank. In this…

The European Union is strongly concerned by the latest events in Jenin, which have led to several civilian casualties. Military…