Nations Urge Israel to Restore Gaza Medical Corridor; Flotilla

A coalition of about two dozen European countries and Canada appealed to Israel to restore the medical corridor to the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, so medical evacuations from Gaza can resume, and offered financial contributions, medical staff and equipment to scale up treatment for Gaza’s wounded. The joint statement urged Israel to lift restrictions on deliveries of medicine and medical equipment to Gaza, to fully enable UN and humanitarian partners to carry out life‑saving work, and to ensure medical personnel and their supplies are protected under international law. Signatories include numerous EU states (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and others), development ministers and an EU commissioner; the United States was not listed among the signatories. Separately, the Global Sumud Flotilla — roughly 50 vessels with volunteers from about 44 countries, including medical professionals — is organizing to try to deliver aid and challenge Israel’s blockade of Gaza.