BRUSSELS – The European Union on Friday criticized the situation surrounding food distribution centers operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), calling it “untenable” and “not tolerable” and arguing that the bloc is not involved in the initiative.
About “the humanitarian foundation (GHF) that you mentioned, there’s the distribution centers in Gaza, and what’s happening around those distribution centers, the situation is untenable. It should not be tolerated, and the violence should cease immediately,” EU Commission spokesperson Anouar El Anouni told a midday briefing in Brussels.
Reiterating the EU’s longstanding position, El Anouni stressed that humanitarian aid must never be “politicized or militarized,” and should be delivered in line with core humanitarian principles under the coordination of the UN.
“As the European Union, we do not finance this initiative. We are not financing this initiative, and we’re also not cooperating with it,” he added.
ANADOLU, 4.7.2025
