European Union Commissioner for Enlargement and Good Neighbourhood, Oliver Varhelli, said that the EU has suspended all payments in favor of the Palestinians and is reviewing joint projects due to the escalation of conflicts with Israel. RIA Novosti reports this.
“The extent of terrorism and brutality against Israel and its people has reached a turning point… As the largest donor to the Palestinians, the European Commission is reviewing all development projects worth more than 691 million euros,” Varhelli said.
He emphasized that the European Union has suspended all payments in favor of Palestine and that new projects are being evaluated, including 2023.
Before this, EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell called for an immediate end to violence in the region where the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is raging.
7 October Hamas forces launched Several thousand rockets were launched into Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. Against this background, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on October 7 entry state of emergency in the country.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war. The IDF’s operation against Hamas was called “Iron Swords”.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu promised to destroy It was Hamas.