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EU-Israel Pact to Boost Gaza Aid Fails to Increase Deliveries

Brussels is weighing sanctions under the EU-Israel Association Agreement over stalled aid flows

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas talks with journalists as she arrives for an EU foreign ministers meeting at the EU Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
Smoke rises following an explosion in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, July 13, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the media as she arrives at the 5th EU-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial meeting in Brussels, Belgium, July 14, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas talks with journalists as she arrives for an EU foreign ministers meeting at the EU Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Overview

  • The EU and Israel struck a deal last week to increase the number of aid trucks and open additional crossing points into Gaza.
  • Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty reported that there has been no uptick in humanitarian deliveries since the pact.
  • Jordanian foreign minister Ayman Safadi warned that Gaza’s humanitarian situation remains catastrophic despite the entry of 40 to 50 trucks from Jordan.
  • EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said some progress signs have emerged but emphasized that ground conditions have not meaningfully improved.
  • The European Union is evaluating possible sanctions and trade suspensions under its Association Agreement but faces divisions among member states on punitive measures.