Al Sheikh meets with a delegation from the European Union Border Assistance Mission and stresses the need for a ceasefire and increased humanitarian support for Gaz

Ramallah, 8 July 2025 – The Palestinian Vice President, Mr. Hussein Al Sheikh, received in his office in Ramallah today, a delegation from the European Union Border Assistance Mission, represented by Ms. Natalia Apostolova, Head of the European Union Border Assistance Mission, Mr. Stefano Tomat, Commander of Civilian Operations at the Mission’s headquarters in Brussels, and Mr. Alexander Stutzman, Representative of the European Union in Palestine, and their accompanying delegation, in the presence of the Head of the Civil Affairs Authority, Ayman Qandil, and the Director General of the General Administration of Crossings and Borders, Nazmi Mhanna.

Al Sheikh was briefed by the delegation on the serious challenges facing the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, in light of the continued famine and the deterioration of the humanitarian situation as a result of the ongoing war, and the two sides discussed ways to enhance international efforts to ensure the speedy, safe and regular arrival of this aid. The VP Al Sheikh praised the important role assumed by EUBAM in Rafah, especially in the areas of training staff working at the crossings, developing their professional capacities, and the entry of humanitarian aid..