The European Union has suspended aid to Palestine – Vedomosti

The European Union is suspending aid to Palestine in connection with the attack on Israel, said European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Oliver Wargelij. The European Commission has begun a review of the €691 million Palestinian development aid package.

“All payments are suspended immediately. All projects have been submitted for review. All new budget proposals, including those for 2023, are postponed until further notice,” wrote he is on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

He added that now “it is necessary to address the basics of peace, tolerance and coexistence.” “Incitement to hatred, violence and the glorification of terror have poisoned the minds of too many people. We need action and we need it now,” he concluded.

On the morning of October 7, the Palestinian group Hamas began military operations against Israel. The militants attacked the army’s border units and freely entered Israeli populated areas, where they captured an unknown number of hostages, including both military and civilians.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) responded by launching Operation Iron Swords, and the Israeli government announced that the country had entered a state of war. According to the latest data, on the third day of fighting, 800 Israelis were killed and another 2,500 were injured. The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported more than 430 dead and 2,300 injured.

Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Alexander Ben Zvi statedthat Hamas kidnapped a large number of people during an attack on Israel, among them there may be Russian citizens. October 9, press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov reportedthat the Russian Embassy in Israel has no information about the injured Russians.