EU to put bilateral support for Israel 'on hold', says Von der Leyen

The European Union will propose putting bilateral support to Israel "on hold", says European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

She says this will not affect "civil society" or Israel's official Holocaust memorial institution.

In a post on X, von der Leyen says they will also propose new sanctions on "extremist ministers and violent settlers", and a "partial suspension of trade" under the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

The organisation will also set up a donation group, including a "dedicated instrument for Gaza reconstruction".

"What is happening in Gaza has shaken the conscience of the world," von der Leyen writes. "Man-made famine can never be a weapon of war. This must stop."

Source: BBC

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