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Sweden and Netherlands Urge EU to Halt Trade with IsraelCalls come after Israel missed July aid deal and approved West Bank settlements threatening Palestinian state viability.
- Sweden and the Netherlands urge suspension of the trade section in the EU-Israel Association Agreement due to Gaza’s dire humanitarian crisis.
- Israel is accused of not fulfilling a July agreement to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza.
- The planned expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank is condemned as a breach of international law.
- The EU is also urged to pressure Hamas to disarm, relinquish control, and release remaining Israeli hostages.
The decision by the Israeli Higher Planning Council to approve the E1 Construction Plan is "unacceptable and a clear violation of international law."— The two foreign ministers, Ruben Brekelmans of the Netherlands and Maria Malmer Stenergard of Sweden, stated this in a joint letter to the EU.
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