Source: European Parliament
The dire humanitarian situation in Gaza is a priority for the EU. The EU has consistently called on the Israeli government to lift the blockade on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza[1].
The EU reiterates that humanitarian aid must never be politicised or militarised and stressed the role of the United Nations (UN) in distributing humanitarian assistance[2].
The EU continues to voice its urgent call for the immediate, unimpeded and sustained resumption of delivery of aid at scale, fully in line with humanitarian principles and according to the needs of the civilian population in Gaza, as expressed in a joint statement by the High Representative/Vice-President (HR/VP) with the Commissioner for the Mediterranean and the Commissioner for Equality on 7 May 2025[3] and in a joint donor statement on humanitarian aid to Gaza on 19 May 2025[4].
A diplomatic solution is the only way forward. The EU continues to support the efforts by the mediators to reach a permanent ceasefire and hostage-release deal. The HR/VP is engaging in diplomatic efforts with all relevant actors, including the UN and regional partners, to help end the conflict in Gaza.
Since the onset of the conflict in Gaza, the EU has deployed all available humanitarian instruments to ease the suffering of the civilian population in Gaza and the West Bank.
The EU announced initial humanitarian funding of EUR 120 million for Gaza in 2025, and then allocated an additional EUR 50 million to address the urgent needs.
This brings total EU humanitarian assistance since October 2023 to over EUR 500 million (EUR 103 million in 2023 and EUR 237 million in 2024).
- [1] https://north-africa-middle-east-gulf.ec.europa.eu/news/joint-statement-high-representative-kallas-and-commissioners-suica-and-lahbib-humanitarian-situation-2025-04-12_en; https://north-africa-middle-east-gulf.ec.europa.eu/news/joint-statement-high-representative-kallas-commissioner-suica-and-commissioner-lahbib-humanitarian-2025-05-07_en; https://north-africa-middle-east-gulf.ec.europa.eu/news/read-out-phone-call-between-president-von-der-leyen-and-his-majesty-king-abdullah-ii-jordan-2025-05-27_en.
- [2] https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/israelpalestine-statement-high-representative-occupied-palestinian-territory_en.
- [3] https://north-africa-middle-east-gulf.ec.europa.eu/news/joint-statement-high-representative-kallas-commissioner-suica-and-commissioner-lahbib-humanitarian-2025-05-07_en.
- [4] https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/joint-donor-statement-humanitarian-aid-gaza%C2%A0_en.