On Tuesday 45 EU envoys entered the blockaded Gaza Strip
45 European envoys, including 36 European Union consuls, entered the blockaded Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning via the Israeli-controlled Beit Hanun border-crossing. According to local sources the visit is the first of its kind in terms of the number of EU delegates who reached out to the blockaded coastal territory. The stopover involved diplomats from Sweden, Denmark, Malta, Slovenia, Ireland, Finland, Lithuania, Austria, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Cyprus, Italy, Greece and Portugal. The local sources denied underway arrangements for meetings with political factions.