Reference: IP/04/1448 Date: 07/12/2004 http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/04/1448&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en IP/04/1448 Brussels, 7 December 2004 Commission provides EUR 7 million in humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable Palestinians The European Commission has allocated a further EUR 7 million in humanitarian aid for people made vulnerable by the Middle East crisis. The aid will provide access to food, clean water and sanitation for the poorest Palestinians living on the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip. There is also a major funding component to help rehabilitate the shelters of thousands of Palestinian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. The aid will be channelled through ECHO, the...