EU sanctions seven Israeli settler-linked targets over West Bank (opens in new tab)

The Council of the European Union on May 28 imposed sanctions on four entities and three individuals it identified as extremist Israeli settlers or organizations supporting them, citing serious and systematic human rights abuses against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The measures fall under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime and include asset freezes, travel bans and a ban on EU citizens and companies making funds or economic resources available to those listed. In a separat...