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View of the Israeli settlement of Efrat, in the West Bank, July 31, 2025. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
July 10, 2026, 11:24 pm
EU foreign ministers to discuss ban on products from West Bank settlements
Bloc’s executive lays out options to curb trade with Israeli settlements; Italy and Germany said undecided, but unclear if the move must be unanimous
By AFP
Senior Hamas members Khaled Mashaal (L), Musa Abu Marzouk (C), and Khalil Al-Hayya attending a meeting between Iran's Foreign Minister and Hamas' political bureau chief, October 31, 2023, Doha, Qatar. (Credit Image: © Iranian Foreign Ministry via ZUMA Press Wire)
May 31, 2026, 11:49 pm
EU sanctions Hamas politburo members along with four settler groups
Bloc names Khaled Mashaal, nine other officials in terror group for ‘promoting, defending’ ‘violence’; move comes day after confirmed sanctions on settler groups
By Nava Freiberg
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of the European Political Community in Yerevan, Armenia, May 4, 2026. (AP/ Anthony Pizzoferrato)
May 11, 2026, 9:36 pm
EU foreign ministers approve sanctions on violent Israeli settlers, Hamas leaders
New Hungarian leadership lifts veto on measure, which targets 7 organizations and individuals; Netanyahu says EU morally bankrupt for drawing symmetry between Israel and Hamas
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of the European Political Community in Yerevan, Armenia, May 4, 2026. (AP/ Anthony Pizzoferrato)
May 11, 2026, 1:24 pm
EU’s top diplomat ‘hopeful’ bloc will vote to sanction violent West Bank settlers
With a new regime in Hungary, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas expects political consensus on blacklisting seven settlers or settler organizations during Monday’s meeting
By Agencies
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaking with the media as she arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026. (Petros Karadjias/AP)
April 24, 2026, 7:58 pm
EU approves 20th sanctions package against Russia and $105 billion loan to Ukraine
Russia vows to retaliate after sanctions imposed on ​oil and gas, the linchpin of Russia’s economy; loan to Ukraine comes just before the war-torn state was set to run out of money
By Agencies
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after a press statement at the Carmelite Monastery in the Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, April 3, 2025. (AP/Denes Erdos)
April 12, 2026, 4:59 pm
Post-Orban Hungary will not expose Israel to more EU pain, though support may ebb
Longtime premier’s backing has helped blunt Europe’s ire, sparking concerns ahead of center-right rival’s win, but his replacement is unlikely to significantly curtail ties with Jerusalem
By Nava Freiberg
A handout picture provided by the Iranian president's office on August 30, 2025, shows President Masoud Pezeshkian speaking during a televised interview in Tehran. (Iranian Presidency/AFP)
January 28, 2026, 3:05 am
Iranian president says US threats ‘will achieve nothing other than instability’
Revolutionary Guards commander warns neighboring countries they’ll be considered hostile if an attack goes through their territory; EU to levy new sanctions, but not against IRGC
By Agencies
An Elbit Systems' staff member looks at his phone at the Eurosatory international land and airland defence and security trade fair, in Villepinte, a northern suburb of Paris, June 13, 2022. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)
October 5, 2025, 8:02 am
Spain keeps scrapping arms deals, but Israel’s defense trade with Europe may be salvageable
Madrid’s position is an outlier, likely a product of internal politics, experts say; rest of NATO unlikely to cut off a top weapons supplier just as it looks to rearm against Russia
By Stav Levaton
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives her annual State of the Union address during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 10, 2025. (SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
September 17, 2025, 7:17 pm
EU’s top body presents proposal to suspend free trade agreement with Israel
Israel’s top trading partner accuses Jerusalem of violating human rights in Gaza and West Bank, calls for measures to pressure government into ‘changing course’ in Gaza
By Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured) give a press statement after their meeting at the Prime Minister Office in Jerusalem, on September 15, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 15, 2025, 9:07 pm
Netanyahu admits Israel economically isolated, says will need to become ‘super-Sparta’
Premier blames new threats of arms embargoes and sanctions on Muslim immigration to Europe, online propaganda by Qatar and China; says Israel must be self-reliant ‘super-Sparta’
By Nava Freiberg, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives her annual State of the Union address during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 10, 2025. (SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
September 10, 2025, 2:26 pm
EU chief presses bloc to sanction Israel, slash trade ties over Gaza war
Decrying ‘man-made famine’ in the Strip, Von der Leyen says war has ‘shocked the conscience of the world’; Sa’ar says her remarks echo Hamas propaganda
By Agencies, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, December 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
August 28, 2025, 5:08 pm
Sweden and Netherlands call for EU sanctions on Israel, Hamas
Countries demand suspension of Israel free trade agreement on industry and agriculture, targeted sanctions against ‘extremist’ Israeli ministers and violent settlers
By AFP
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, August 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
August 30, 2024, 4:19 pm
EU foreign policy chief admits he lacks votes for sanctioning Israeli ministers
Borrell says ‘the process has been launched,’ but doesn’t have unanimity needed for bloc-wide designation of Smotrich, Ben Gvir; member states can still act individually
By Reuters and ToI Staff
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell rings a bell to signify the start of a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
August 29, 2024, 1:24 pm
EU foreign policy chief pushes for member states to sanction Ben Gvir, Smotrich
Ireland accuses Israel of deliberately targeting civilians in Gaza and waging war on all Palestinians, calls on bloc to rethink agreements with Israel
By Agencies and ToI Staff
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a meeting at the Government Guest House in Hanoi on July 30, 2024. (Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)
August 12, 2024, 9:14 am
EU’s Borrell: Consider sanctions on Ben Gvir, Smotrich for ‘incitement to war crimes’
Foreign policy chief blasts ministers’ recent remarks backing the cutting of supplies to Gaza as a pressure tactic on Hamas, urges Jerusalem to distance itself from them
By ToI Staff
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