A 42bn-euro dilemma: What is stopping EU from holding Israel to account?
Trade, history, internal rifts: Inside European deadlock over suspending lucrative association agreement with Israel.
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Why is the EU under pressure to suspend its trade agreement with Israel?
Divided EU nations debate suspending Israel deal as pressure mounts over rights violations in Gaza and the West Bank.
Israeli soldiers and settlers kill 11 Palestinians across Gaza, West Bank
In Hebron, a 16-year-old is struck by a vehicle escorting an Israeli minister and killed.
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The killings of Palestinians in Gaza and settler violence across the West Bank are both continuing to surge.
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A Gaza bride-to-be and a 13-year-old West Bank boy fight for their lives after being shot in the head by Israeli forces.
From: NewsFeed
EU credibility is on the line over Israel, says Spanish foreign minister
Spain warns EU credibility at risk without unified stance on Israel, urges consistency with its Russia policy.
Published On 21 Apr 2026
Germany and Italy block bid to suspend EU-Israel trade pact
Spain, Slovenia, Ireland pushed EU foreign policy chief Kallas to ditch pact over Israeli ‘human rights’ violations.
Trump’s Board of Peace holds Gaza reconstruction talks with UAE’s DP World
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From: NewsFeed
Israeli police arrest two ultra-Orthodox Jews for removing Israeli flags
Two ultra-Orthodox Jews tore down Israeli flags in Beit Shemesh, before being arrested by Israeli authorities.
Published On 21 Apr 2026