EU sees Palestinian Authority as 'best placed to govern Gaza', says foreign policy chief

Record ID: 1985614

  • Title: EU sees Palestinian Authority as 'best placed to govern Gaza', says foreign policy chief
  • Date: 24th March 2025
  • Summary: RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (MARCH 24, 2025) (REUTERS) EUROPEAN UNION'S FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, KAJA KALLAS, AND PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER, MOHAMMAD MUSTAFA ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) EUROPEAN UNION'S FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, KAJA KALLAS, SAYING: "European Union sees the
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  • Keywords: EU European Union Gaza Hamas Israel Palestinian authority West Bank
  • Location: RAMALLAH, WEST BANK
  • City: RAMALLAH, WEST BANK
  • Country: Palestinian Occupied Territory
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Middle East,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001133824032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The European Union sees the Palestinian Authority as 'best placed to govern Gaza', its foreign policy chief said on Monday (March 24) after meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa during a visit to Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
    Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice-President of the European Commission, also told reporters during the joint news conference that the EU condemns the resumption of war in Gaza and supports a "return to the ceasefire."
    Speaking on the issue of the West Bank, Kaja said "settler violence, and new settlements under construction, are undermining the prospect of a two state solution," which she called the "only path to sustainable peace."
    Kallas was in Israel and the West Bank on Monday following a visit to Cairo, where she had discussed the Gaza reconstruction plan with representatives from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
    Her visit comes days after Israel launched a new all-out air and ground campaign against Hamas, effectively ending a two-month period of relative calm.
    Israel said it resumed the fighting in order to pressure Hamas to release the remaining 59 hostages it has been holding since October 7, 2023.
    (Production: Ismael Khader, Lion Schellerer)
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