EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the EU is actively exploring diplomatic and economic measures against Israel to alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, but claims the goal is not to punish Israel.

Pedro Sanchez urged the EU to suspend its agreement with Israel, citing genocide and human rights violations in Gaza.

While UN and European officials hope that a cease-fire deal would help ease suffering among the Strip’s population, Israelis worry that as in the

"The situation is very catastrophic because the electricity will abruptly go off within 24 hours," one doctor warned.

Dutch universities are under growing pressure from pro-Palestinian activists to cut research ties with Israeli institutions, but more than 140 collaborations allegedly remain in place, many supported by European Union funding,

European officials and Israel agree to allow food and fuel into Gaza after an Israeli airstrike killed 15 people, including 10 children, near a medical clinic.