Israel has destroyed at least EUR 150 million of EU-funded infrastructure and has not paid back any of it.

Omissions

• The €150 million figure comes from a journalistic investigation by EUobserver (likely based on EU documents), not from an official Eurostat or European Commission accounting of damages; no primary official source was found in the searches.
• The investigation covers structures 'damaged' as well as 'destroyed' in both Gaza and the West Bank; the claim's wording 'destroyed' is slightly narrower than the underlying 'damaged at least €150m'.
• Earlier EU figures for a narrower scope (West Bank only, 2002–2012) put damages at €49.2 million, so the €150 million figure reflects the much larger destruction in Gaza after October 2023.
• The exact publication date of the EUobserver article could not be confirmed within the search limit, though it clearly predates the session of 2026-07-08; the corroborating Sinn Féin press release originates from the speaker's own party and is not independent evidence.

Sources

• SecondaryEUobserverHeadline: 'Israel has bombed and bulldozed €150m of EU-funded buildings in Gaza and West Bank – but never paid back a cent'. Article summary: 'Israel has damaged at least €150m of European taxpayer-funded structures in Gaza and the West Bank, but not paid back one euro'.
• SecondarySinn Féin (Lynn Boylan press release)The investigation found that at least €150 million worth of infrastructure had been destroyed or damaged in the West Bank and Gaza.