EU leaders call for "humanitarian corridors and pauses" in Israel's war with Hamas to get aid into Gaza, after hours of negotiations at a summit of the bloc in Brussels. The Gaza strip has been under sustained Israeli shelling since Hamas' deadly attack on Israel on Oct 7.
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00:00 leaders emphasized that the siege must stop and that it is of utmost importance that the
00:09 Palestinian people and the hostages and all those who are in Gaza have access to humanitarian aid.
00:16 There is no contradiction between showing solidarity to Israel and of course acting
00:25 on the need of humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza.
00:30 We see the serious deterioration of the humanitarian situation and the importance of developing
00:36 all possible measures to guarantee access to equipment and all aid in the humanitarian sector,
00:47 food, water, electricity, medicines. We must be extremely committed, including
00:53 with humanitarian corridors, including with humanitarian posts to help people arrive.
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