The European Union Foreign Affairs Council approved sanctions on Israeli citizens and organizations, which it described as being behind violence against Palestinian Arabs, alongside sanctions on leading Hamas figures, in a move that drew strong condemnation from Israel.

The officials or entities targeted by the sanctions have not yet been named.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas announced following the meeting of EU foreign ministers that the bloc “gave the go-ahead to sanction Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians.”

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