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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Netherlands urges review of EU-Israel trade deal over ‘catastrophic’ Gaza aid block

Hot meals are distributed to displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Tuesday.
Hot meals are distributed to displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Tuesday. The Netherlands has urged the EU to review its free trade agreement with Israel, saying the blocking of aid breaches its obligations. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

The Dutch government, seen as one of Israel’s most loyal allies in the European Union, is calling for an urgent review of the EU Israel association agreement, the basis for the EU-Israeli free trade agreement, the Dutch foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp told the Guardian.

Veldkamp described the Israeli ban on the supply of aid into Gaza as “catastrophic, truly dismal” and in clear breach of international humanitarian law.

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