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09/10/2025September 10, 2025
EU to propose sanctions on ‘extremist’ Israeli ministers
In addition to the suspension of bilateral payments to Israel (see below), EU Commission President has also proposed “sanctions on extremist [Israeli] ministers and on violent settlers.”
Members of the Israeli government, including Finance Minister and National Security Minister , are themselves settlers in the , and vocal advocates of continuing and expanding illegal Israeli settlements in the region.
Israeli settlers, often armed with firearms, have frequently been involved in deadly disputes with local Palestinians over the settlements.
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Skip next section EU to halt payments to Israel over its conduct in Gaza
09/10/2025September 10, 2025
EU to halt payments to Israel over its conduct in Gaza
The is set to suspend all financial support for as a result of the country’s actions in the , EU Commission President announced on Wednesday.
“We will put our bilateral support to Israel on hold,” she told the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
“What is happening in Gaza has shaken the conscience of the world. People killed while begging for food. Mothers holding lifeless babies. These images are simply catastrophic.”
Exemptions will be made for EU payments which support Israeli civil society initiatives and the Yad Vashem museum.
Since the deadly attack on Israel by and other Palestinian militant groups on October 7, 2023, which saw around 1,200 Israelis killed and another 250 taken hostage, has killed more than 64,500 Palestinians and effectively razed the coastal enclave to the ground .
“Man-made famine can never be a weapon of war,” said Von der Leyen, also proposing “a partial suspension” of the so-called Association Agreement which has underpinned political and economic relations between Israel and the EU since 2000.
“For the sake of the children, for the sake of humanity, this must stop. What is happening in Gaza is unacceptable. Europe must lead the way, just as it has done before.”
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09/10/2025September 10, 2025
Welcome to our coverage
Hello and welcome to DW’s coverage of developments in on Wednesday, September 10.
EU Commission President says the bloc is suspending payments to Israel and proposing sanctions on “extremist” Israeli ministers who are linked to illegal settlements in the occupied .
Meawhile, and have condemned Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in on Tuesday.
For more background and context, you can catch up with yesterday’s news from the wider Middle East .
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