EU foreign ministers discuss deal with Israel to increase Gaza aid

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00:01European Union representatives on Tuesday called on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza.

00:07The foreign ministers from the 27 EU member states met in Brussels to discuss a new aid deal reached last week with Israel.

00:14The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaya Kala, said the blog expected updates from Israel on the implementation of the deal.

00:21Anything that will allow food staff, medicine, fuel to enter Gaza will be welcome from us.

00:31But I want to know better the details about exactly what this agreement is about and also the mechanism of follow-up

00:38that the European Union will have to make sure that we will be able to check the implementation.

00:45It's very clear that this agreement is not the end. We have to stop the war.

00:50Details of the deal remain unclear, but EU officials have rejected any cooperation

00:55with the Israeli-backed Gaza humanitarian fund over ethical and safety concerns.

01:00We have some progress. We have some positive developments.

01:05It's true that we have trucks that are able to enter, but we don't know exactly how many.

01:12And what is clear is that the agreement is not fully implemented.

01:18And so my request, my message to the authority, Israeli authorities, is very clear.

01:26Put this agreement into action now. Stop killing the people.

01:32We need humanitarian aid, food, water, fuel to reach the people in need.

01:39A United Nations assessment in May found that the 2.3 million people living in Gaza are at critical risk of famine.

01:46European nations like Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain have increasingly called for the EU's ties with Israel

01:52to be reassessed in the wake of the war in Gaza.

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