Ms Barbara Nolan:

I will just make a few comments.

We have tripled the amount of humanitarian aid we provide to Gaza to €75 million since this latest conflict began. The EU is the biggest donor of aid to the Palestinian people. We agree that humanitarian aid must urgently reach the people in Gaza. We have encouraged the creation of humanitarian corridors to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid. We have also launched an EU humanitarian air bridge, bringing flights to Egypt with aid to enable the humanitarian organisations on the ground to bring supplies across the border. The EU has deployed staff to Egypt and is working closely with the UN and the Egyptian authorities to enable our aid to enter Gaza from Egypt and to ensure it reaches those in need. A lot is happening in the area of support. There may have been one or two things tweeted or said but they were not representative of the Commission's full support for humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people, which will continue.

A European summit will take place tomorrow. We will see further developments in the position of EU Heads of State and Government. The European Council speaks for the EU on foreign policy. President von der Leyen is part of the European Council, as is Charles Michel, the President of the Council. Heads of State and Government, the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council make it up. The position is what was issued on 15 October. I will not read it out. Hopefully, we will see some new elements coming in now in light of tragic developments on the ground in Gaza. We will see what happens.