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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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By Gráinne Ní Aodha

Ursula von der Leyen: No one does more for Gaza than EU

Tanaiste Simon Harris (front row, left), Taoiseach Micheal Martin (front row, right) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (front row, centre) pose for a photo with Irish Government ministers and 27 EU commissioners at University College Cork (Liam McBurney/PA) - (PA Wire)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said “no one does more” than the EU for Gaza after being asked why the commission appeared to be “dragging its feet” on action against Israel.

The former German defence minister also said that the continued expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank was “utterly unacceptable” and while there was “a lot of activity” in the EU on the matter, there was no agreement “on how to proceed”.

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