Following a Hamas incident, the EU stops providing Palestinians with development funding.

 Following a Hamas incident, the EU stops providing Palestinians with development funding.

                                                 

Following the armed group Hamas' multifront offensive that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Israelis, the European Union declared that it had halted the delivery of development money to the Palestinians.

The EU said on Monday that it was reviewing its whole 691 million euro ($728 million) development contribution to the Palestinians.

Oliver Varhelyi, the EU's commissioner for neighborhood and enlargement, wrote on social media that "the scope of terror and brutality against Israel and its people is a turning point." "There can be no more doing business as usual."

Spain, Ireland, and Luxembourg all expressed disagreement with the decision, which seemed to catch a few member states off guard.

Spain declared that it "disagrees" with the EU ruling.

We formally ask the Commission to define the legal justification for this notification.

The government of Luxembourg, according to interim foreign minister Jean Asselt born, opposes the halting of aid.

                                     

The European Commission itself showed symptoms of worry as well; crisis management commissioner Janez Lenarcic posted to emphasize that EU "humanitarian aid" will continue.

However, other EU nations, notably the richest, Germany, and its neighbor Austria, which earlier said they were suspending development funds for the Palestinian regions, are expected to back the suspension.

The bloodiest strike of its sort in many decades, Hamas' onslaught into southern Israel has left at least 800 people dead and tens of thousands more injured. More than 100 captives were taken during the lightning attack on Saturday by the Palestinian organization. The assault also targeted an Israeli music event, where, according to an Israeli rescue service, more than 260 dead have been found.

Since Saturday, Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have resulted in more than 500 Palestinian fatalities and thousands more injuries.

                                   

Israel has threatened to launch a devastating offensive against Hamas in Gaza, a beleaguered and heavily populated region that is home to 2.3 million Palestinians. Yoav Gallant, Israel's defense minister, declared that he had ordered a "complete siege" of Gaza, cutting off its supply of food, fuel, power, and water.

Tuesday's emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers will take place, and Varhelyi stated that "as the largest donor to the Palestinians, the European Commission is reviewing its full development portfolio."

The Palestinian Authority (PA), which is in charge of some parts of the occupied West Bank, was the intended recipient of the majority of those payments.

                                                              

In the past, the PA collaborated with Israeli authorities to restrict Hamas' presence in the West Bank. This approach has hurt the PA's credibility in the eyes of many Palestinians who perceive it as complicit in the Israeli occupation. The PA and Hamas have a long-standing and bitter rivalry.

The EU said in February that it will provide $312 million in financial support to help the PA with costs related to infrastructure projects and public servant wages.

The EU has earlier said that it will offer "financial support from 2021 to 2024 of up to 1.177 billion euros [$1.24bn]."

                                                   

Varhelyi's statement was criticized by European Parliament member Evin Incir, who said that penalizing all Palestinians for the attack by Hamas "will only fuel the ongoing violence."

"others of the money goes directly to various players such as civil society organizations, while others goes through the Palestinian Authority to the people in the nation. According to Incir, it does not go to Hamas.

And Commissioner Varheyli is fully familiar with this. But he is attempting to deceive the people of Europe by linking the EU's financial assistance to Hamas. It skips over that. The Palestinian Authority is involved.