The EU's diplomatic service is preparing a list of ten potential sanctions against Israel related to its human rights violations in Gaza and the West Bank. These options include suspending the EU-Israel association agreement, freezing trade privileges, and terminating Israel's participation in EU research programs. Only Spain actively supports suspending the association agreement, which requires unanimity. Meanwhile, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced an agreement with Israel to significantly boost humanitarian aid to Gaza, which includes increasing the number of aid trucks and reopening key aid routes.
The EU's diplomatic service has drawn up a list of options to sanction Israel for breaches of human rights obligations over its actions in Gaza and the West Bank.
The document for EU foreign ministers outlines ten options to consider, including the suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement and freezing preferential trade terms.
Only Spain has strongly pushed for the suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement, which requires unanimous agreement among member states.
Kaja Kallas announced a deal with Israel to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza, including a substantial increase in daily trucks for essential supplies.
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