The European Union will launch a humanitarian air bridge operation to bring supplies to Gaza. The first two flights, carrying UNICEF humanitarian cargo, will take place this week. Efforts to arrange a ceasefire have failed, and Israel has ordered the evacuation of villages near its border with Lebanon, raising fears of the war spreading. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that Palestinians in Gaza need humanitarian aid and that the EU has tripled its assistance to over 75 million euros.
