Israel assured the European Union on Wednesday it would allow urgent supplies into the Gaza Strip even as Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak threatened new strikes against Hamas tunnels.
The EU said it hoped more humanitarian aid could get through to Gaza Strip after Israel assured the bloc it would fully cooperate on allowing urgent supplies through.
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said after talks with EU officials in Brussels that crossings into Gaza were open for such humanitarian purposes and Israel was ready to cooperate "as far as needed" to ensure vital aid got through. "I am happy to hear what the minister said," EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said after talks late on Wednesday. "I hope very much that will be reality tomorrow and that the lorries that are necessary to go in ... can enter into Gaza." |