European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced today, Saturday, “a tripling of European Union aid to the people of Gaza, to 75 million euros,” while the Strip has been subjected to continuous Israeli aggression since last Saturday.

The head of the Commission said: After holding talks with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, “The Commission will immediately increase the humanitarian aid package for Gaza by an amount of 50 million euros. This will raise the total to more than 75 million euros.”

She added in a statement, "We will continue our close cooperation with the United Nations and its agencies to ensure that this aid reaches those in need in the Gaza Strip."

She continued, "We are working hard to ensure that civilians in Gaza receive support in this context."

In turn, European Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarcic stressed that "it is necessary to ensure safe and unrestricted access to humanitarian aid."