EU Backtracks Decision to Suspend Palestinian Financial Aid Over Hamas Attack

The European Commission made the statement just hours after its commissioner announced that the bloc would suspend ‘all payments’ to Palestinians.

Palestinians search for survivors after an Israeli airstrike on buildings in the refugee camp of Jabalia in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 9, 2023. Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images

The European Union (EU) said on Oct. 9 that it would maintain its financial assistance to Palestinians, backtracking its previous decision to suspend all payments following Hamas’ terror attack on Israel.

This came just hours after EU Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said that the commission was conducting a “comprehensive assessment” of its full development portfolio, totaling 691 million euros ($731 million).