EU Proposes Trade Suspension, Sanctions on Israel Over Gaza War

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The European Commission has proposed suspending free-trade arrangements on Israeli goods and introducing sanctions on two Israeli ministers, violent settlers, and Hamas members in response to the escalating war in Gaza, with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas emphasizing the need to end the humanitarian crisis and preserve the viability of a two-state solution.

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00:00The European Commission on Wednesday proposed to suspend free trade agreements on Israeli goods

00:05due to the war in Gaza, even though the measure does not currently have sufficient support

00:09among the European Union's member countries to pass.

00:13EU Foreign Policy Chief Kajakalas also proposed a package of sanctions on two Israeli ministers

00:18as well as violent settlers and Hamas members.

00:21The proposals followed EU Executive Chief Ursula von der Leyen's announcement last week

00:26on a new package of measures on Israel over war in Gaza.

00:30Today, in the College, we also addressed the war in Gaza.

00:36Israel's push, Israeli government's push into Gaza City is a new escalation of the war

00:43and will further deepen the humanitarian crisis.

00:47Today, I presented a robust package of sanctions of Hamas terrorists,

00:54extremist ministers in the Israeli government and violent settlers

00:58and entities supporting the impunity going on in the West Bank.

01:04The Commission adopted a proposal to partially suspend trade concessions.

01:10Commissioner Sefkiewicz will update you on the trade details in a minute.

01:15And I want to be very clear.

01:17The aim is not to punish Israel.

01:20The aim is to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

01:25All member states agree that the situation in Gaza is untenable.

01:30The war needs to end.

01:32The suffering must stop and all hostages must be released.

01:36We must use all the tools we have towards this outcome.

01:40We must also not lose sight of the dangerous developments in the West Bank

01:45that reduce the viability of a two-state solution.

01:48The future of must be pregunting on may Abraham.

01:53And with gestures to thebekau of a two-state solution.

01:55Just think of this and during the time it will prioritize a person somewhere,

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