EU Commits €900 Million to Gaza Amid Ongoing Israeli Aggression and Settlement Expansion
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The European Union has pledged €900 million to rebuild Gaza after years of devastation caused by Israeli military actions, while EU ministers discuss urgently needed measures to curb illegal Israeli settlements.
The European Union announced it had coordinated pledges totaling €900 million (about $1 billion) to support the reconstruction of Gaza, a region ravaged by two years of relentless Israeli bombardment and blockade. European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica made the announcement following a meeting of the Palestine Donors Group in Brussels, which united donors from the EU, the Middle East, and international organizations in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
“The ceasefire in Gaza remains fragile, and the situation on the ground for civilians is not getting better,” Šuica said, emphasizing the urgent need for humanitarian aid and noting that funds would be channeled through “trusted partners.”
Despite the pledge, the exact timing and disbursement schedule for the money remain unclear, and the so-called cease-fire that began in October is described as stalled, with Israeli military operations and settler violence continuing. United Nations, World Bank, and EU estimates place the total cost of rebuilding Gaza at roughly $70 billion, with more than 60 million tons of rubble left by Israeli attacks to be cleared.
The meeting included figures such as Nickolay Mladenov, head of the Board of Peace established by the United States, Jared Kushner, and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, who called for a “resilient, sovereign, contiguous and viable Palestinian state”—a demand long obstructed by Israeli occupation and settlement expansion.
In a separate session, EU foreign ministers debated how to respond to escalating violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Options under consideration include cutting off trade with Israeli settlements, a long-overdue measure that would require a majority vote of the 27-nation bloc. Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova-Chamova questioned whether sanctions would have a meaningful impact, while Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel said a clear majority supports severing commercial ties with the settlements, signaling growing impatience with Israel’s ongoing violations of international law.