EU gives €30 million extra to Lebanon in humanitarian aid

The additional funds bring the total amount of monetary aid provided to more than €100 million for 2024.

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00:00The European Commission announced €30 million in humanitarian aid will be sent to Lebanon

00:05as Israel's conflict with Hezbollah escalates.

00:08The aid package aims to bolster the delivery of food, shelter, health care and other essential

00:13services.

00:14The boost brings the EU's yearly total to more than €100 million, said European Commission

00:20President Ursula von der Leyen.

00:22But the EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said Europe required not only cash in responding

00:27to the crisis, but unity.

00:57In Brussels, a European Commission spokesperson said the Commission is working with member

01:07states to ensure that planes are being used at their maximum capacity for unrepresented

01:12EU citizens in the region.

01:15Consular coordination between the EU member states with other associated countries is

01:21being exercised in real time to ensure our preparedness in any emergency situation.

01:29Israel's air and ground campaign has deepened the already precarious humanitarian situation

01:34in Lebanon.

01:35Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been displaced, with more than 1,000 people dead,

01:41according to Lebanon's health ministry.