"The European Union unanimously agreed on Monday to impose new sanctions on the leaders of the Palestinian militant Hamas group and the Israeli settler movement, diplomats said, a decision sparked by growing outrage over the devastation in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war. However, the foreign ministers of the 27-nation bloc meeting in Brussels stopped short of endorsing stronger economic measures against the Israeli government, sought by some in Europe. Though Monday's meeting resulted in political agreement, the EU still has to settle on which organizations and individuals will be hit with sanctions, and a committee will finalize the draft list."
"EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas posted on social media that the ministers agreed extremism and violence should carry consequences. "It was high time we move from deadlock to delivery," she said. The EU has not released a draft list of those to be targeted but Israel's Haaretz newspaper said it includes settler organizations Amana, Nachala, Hashomer Yosh, Regavim and some of their leaders Daniella Weiss, Meir Deutsch and Avichai Suissa."
"Weiss, one of the leaders of Nachala and often regarded as the godmother of the Israeli settler movement, said she had received no formal notification of the sanctions and told The Associated Press that she did not understand the justification for them. She described the sanctions as "ridiculous" and the situation as "banal," saying that it would not stop the movement. Regavim said the group considers it "a badge of honor" to be sanctioned by the EU and would "continue working to restore governance and sovereignty throughout all parts of our homeland.""
"Israel's government, dominated by far-right proponents of the settler movement, reacted defiantly. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said in a social media post that the sanctions were "arbitrary and political" and vowed that the gov"
The European Union unanimously agreed to impose new sanctions on leaders of Hamas and on leaders of the Israeli settler movement. The decision followed growing outrage over devastation in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war. Foreign ministers reached political agreement but did not endorse stronger economic measures against the Israeli government. The EU still needs to determine which organizations and individuals will be targeted, and a committee will finalize the draft list. The EU foreign policy chief said extremism and violence should carry consequences. Reported targets include several settler organizations and leaders. Some settler leaders said they received no formal notification and rejected the justification, while others said being sanctioned is an honor and vowed to continue their work. Israel’s government condemned the sanctions as political and arbitrary.
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