EU announces sanctions against violent Israeli settlers
Bloc breaks its lengthy deadlock on the issue but falls short of imposing full-scale trade sanctions
TL;DR
- The EU has agreed to impose sanctions on violent Israeli settlers and leading Hamas figures.
- Hungary's new pro-EU government lifted its veto, breaking a years-long deadlock on the issue.
- Some member states and MEPs view the sanctions as insufficient, advocating for stronger trade sanctions and tariffs on products from illegal settlements.
- Israel's foreign minister criticized the EU's decision as arbitrary and political.
- The sanctions are intended to address violence and extremism in the West Bank, where settler violence against Palestinians has increased.