File photo showing a burned-out car following what Palestinians said was an attack by Israeli settlers in the Wadi al-Lubban al-Shamali area, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank (6 April 2026)

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EU approves new sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence

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France 24
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The European Union on Monday approved new sanctions on Israeli settlers "guilty of supporting the extremist and violent colonisation of the West Bank", French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on social media. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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EU approves new sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence
France 24
France 24
Leaning left
5/11/2026

EU approves new sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence

The European Union on Monday approved new sanctions on Israeli settlers "guilty of supporting the extremist and violent colonisation of the West Bank", French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on social media. Israel called the sanctions “arbitrary and political” and vowed to stand '”for the right of Jews” to.

File photo showing a burned-out car following what Palestinians said was an attack by Israeli settlers in the Wadi al-Lubban al-Shamali area, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank (6 April 2026)
BBC News
BBC News
Leaning left
5/11/2026

EU agrees sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence

The twenty-seven foreign ministers of the European Union approved new sanctions on Monday on Israeli settlers over rising violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. There has been a surge in attacks by settlers since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, the UN has recorded. Settlements - illegal.