EU calls for immediate humanitarian access to Gaza

The European Union has urged Israel to reopen all Gaza border crossings and grant “immediate, unimpeded access” for aid groups to provide humanitarian relief in the territory following devastating flooding in Gaza this week. Civilian infrastructure and medical facilities in Gaza “must be protected,” said an EU statement released on Saturday by the office of Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and the Vice-President of the European Commission.

The drone struck them as they walked down a street in Jabaliya on the northern edge of Gaza City, according to Mohamed Abu Selmiya, director of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, where the casualties were taken. The American field hospital said several other people were wounded but did not provide a number.

An Israeli air attack on Thursday at the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza killed at least six Palestinians, including a surgeon, and left dozens wounded. “The EU underlines the need to respect international law, including international humanitarian law, at all times,” the 27-nation bloc said on Saturday.