The representative of the European Union to Palestine, Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, stressed – during a press conference held in front of the destroyed Al-Jalaa Tower in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City – that the process of rebuilding the Gaza Strip requires the lifting of the Israeli siege and ensuring the free movement of people and goods to and from the Strip. He said that in order to rebuild Gaza, the siege on the Strip must be lifted, ensuring the free movement of both people and goods. Mr Sven announced a grant of about 34 million euros to support the Gaza Strip. For further details, click here