The European Union proposes to suspend commercial concessions with Israel on the Gaza war Israeli conflict news

European Commission also proposes sanctions on “extremist ministers” in the Israeli government and violent settlers.

The European Commission, the main executive body of the European Union, presented an expected and delaying proposal to “suspend some of the provisions related to trade for the association’s agreement between the European Union and Israel” in response to Israel’s war on Gaza.

However, the sanctions currently do not have sufficient support among the 27 European Union member states. The proposals announced on Wednesday also included proposed penalties for the “extremist” Israeli ministers and violent settlers as well as in Hamas.

Kaja Callas, head of the European Union’s foreign policy, urged member states to increase definitions on some Israeli commodities and impose sanctions on 10 Hamas leaders, Israeli settlers, and two right -wing members of ministers Benjamin Netanyahu.

The committee also said that it was stopping its bilateral support for Israel, except for support for civil society, and Yad Fashem, the global Holocaust memorial center.

The committee said: “The proposals follow the review of Israel’s compliance with Article 2 of the Convention, which found that the measures taken by the Israeli government are a violation of the basic elements related to respect for human rights and democratic principles. This authorizes the European Union to suspend the agreement unilaterally.”

“Specifically, this violation indicates the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian humanitarian situation after the military intervention of Israel, the blockade of humanitarian aid, the intensification of military operations and the decision of the Israeli authorities to move forward in the settlement plan in the alleged e1, which reduces the two -storey solution.”

“The horrific events that occur in Gaza should stop on a daily basis. There must be an immediate ceasefire, unrestricted access to all humanitarian aid and the release of all hostages that Hamas maintains,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Lin.

“Reflecting these initial obligations and taking into account the dangerous modern developments in the West Bank, we propose to suspend commercial concessions with Israel, the punishment of extremist ministers and violent settlers, and their support to Israel without affecting our work with Israeli civil society or Yad Vashem.”

Late last month, foreign ministers from all over the European Union He wanders around Copenhagen in Denmark About what must be taken in response to the Israeli war to punish the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the severe repression in the occupied West Bank, where the head of aid in the bloc urged them to “find a strong voice that reflects our values ​​and principles.”

An increasing numbers of demonstrators have moved to the streets throughout Europe in recent months to demand their governments to pressure Israel to end its war on Gaza, whose investigation was found on Tuesday that genocide.

But the European Union has so far failed to agree on a unified work path Israel’s pressure To end its bombing and the siege of Gaza.

Some member states such as Spain and Ireland He called for economic restrictions and arms embargo against Israel, while others, including Germany and Hungary, retracted the efforts made to the Israeli government’s punishment.