The European Union has imposed sanctions on “extremist settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem,” the European Council announced on Friday, listing four people and two entities. According to the statement,
The president of the European Council announced early Thursday that new European sanctions would be imposed on Iran’s drone and missile programs as punishment for last weekends
Amid concerns that Tehran's attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East, European Union leaders at a summit on Wednesday debated ways to increase sanctions against Iran.
The European Council in a statement released after the first day of a summit in Brussels condemned Iran's attack and expressed full solidarity with the people of Israel, reiterating its commitment to "Israel's security and regional stability.
European Union leaders have agreed to increase sanctions on Iran after its missile and drone attack on Israel. The move is an attempt to limit any Israeli retaliation and prevent a wider conflict in the Middle East as the war in Gaza continues.
On Day 195 of the war in Gaza, a key intelligence officer within Hamas was killed by the Israeli army as the world moves to sanction Iran for its aerial attacks toward Israel over the weekend that shook the global community.
Iran's attack on Israel on Saturday mustn't take attention away from the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the EU's foreign affairs chief warned on Wednesday. "The latest escalation in the Middle East must not make us forget Gaza.
European Union leaders in Brussels on Wednesday appealed for calm to prevail as Israel mulls a response to a direct attack from Iran amid the prospect of escalating tensions in the Middle East. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Israel not to retaliate against Iran with a "massive attack of its own" in an appeal for calm on his arrival at the two-day summit.