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The EU poured millions into Gaza — and looks away when it’s turned to rubble
<div><img width="600" height="400" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2023/10/947d5e6564343085a1ed1ecefe917448-600x400.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2023/10/947d5e6564343085a1ed1ecefe917448-600x400.jpeg 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2023/10/947d5e6564343085a1ed1ecefe917448-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https://static.euobserver.com/2023/10/947d5e6564343085a1ed1ecefe917448-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https://static.euobserver.com/2023/10/947d5e6564343085a1ed1ecefe917448-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>Recent answers from the European Commission to parliamentary questions we submitted confirm what journalists, humanitarian organisations and Palestinians themselves have documented for years
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