EU Commission suspends ’all payments immediately’ to Palestinians following Hamas attack

European Union Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said Monday the bloc is suspending "all payments immediately" to the Palestinians

BRUSSELS — European Union Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said Monday the bloc is suspending “all payments immediately” to the Palestinians because of what he called the “scale of terror and brutality” during the attacks of Hamas against Israel.The surprise announcement by Varhelyi came just hours after EU officials stressed that no EU money whatsoever was going to Hamas in the first place and that contacts had been frozen for 16 years. The EU considers Hamas a terror group.

Varhelyi said that the measures include that “all payments immediately suspended. All projects put under review. All new budget proposals … postponed until further notice.”EU foreign ministers are slated to meet in Muscat, Oman on Tuesday to discuss the situation and see what actions should be taken. Varhelyi’s announcement seemed to preempt the discussions.“There can be no business as usual,” Varhelyi said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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