Severe aid bottlenecks and deadly daily violence means the war in Gaza is not over despite the ceasefire agreed in October, the EU's Crisis Commissioner Hadja Lahbib has told The National.
Pointing at the 400 people, including children, killed in recent months, she said the situation remains dangerous. On top of that, distribution of aid remains well below the agreed ceasefire levels and a fraction of what the EU has judged is needed.
“We keep talking about the implementation of phase two [of the ceasefire], but phase one hasn't been concluded,” Ms Lahbib said. “It clearly stipulates that at least 250 trucks of humanitarian aid must be able to enter Gaza and that is already under the 600 that we had requested.
“I think that, for those who want to return home, the war is not over.
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