BRUSSELS — The European Union is seeking updates from Israel on implementation of a new deal to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, the bloc’s top diplomat said Tuesday.
Foreign ministers from the EU’s 27-member nations were meeting in Brussels in the wake of a new aid deal for Gaza, largely forged by EU foreign policy chief Kallas and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.
Saar met with EU leaders on Monday after agreeing last week to allow desperately needed food and fuel into the coastal enclave of 2.3 million people, who have endured more than 21 months of war.
“We have reached a common understanding with Israel to really improve the situation on the ground, but it’s not about the paper, but actually implementation of the paper,” Kallas said before the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council.
“As long as it hasn’t really improved, then we haven’t all done enough,” she