EU assessment finds significant obstructive factors undermine humanitarian operations in Gaza

The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to be very severe, an EU official told Reuters. (FILE/AFP)
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Updated 07 August 2025
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EU assessment finds significant obstructive factors undermine humanitarian operations in Gaza

  • The official said there were some positive developments regarding fuel delivery, the reopening of some routes, and an upward trend in the number of daily trucks entering the enclave

BRUSSELS: The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to be very severe, an EU official told Reuters after the EU’s foreign policy and humanitarian arms updated member countries late on Wednesday on the status of an agreement reached with Israel last month on boosting humanitarian access to Gaza.
The official said on Thursday that there were some positive developments regarding fuel delivery, the reopening of some routes, and an upward trend in the number of daily trucks entering the enclave and the repair of some vital infrastructure.
However, the official added that “significant obstructive factors continue to undermine humanitarian operations and aid delivery to Gaza, notably the lack of a safe operating environment to allow the distribution of aid at scale.”


Trump says Gaza stabilization force is already running

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Trump says Gaza stabilization force is already running

  • “More and more countries are coming into it. They’re already in but they’ll send any number of troops that I ask them to send”

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday said the International Stabilization Force for Gaza is already running and that more countries would be added.
“I think that, in a form, it’s already running,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “More and more countries are coming into it. They’re already in but they’ll send any number of troops that I ask them to send.”