PoliticsEU accused of dragging its feet over ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements

The European Union is facing accusations that it is delaying action to uphold international law as foreign ministers prepare for a long-awaited discussion on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. Ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday will consider options, including a possible ban on imports from the settlements, but a decision is not expected for months. The debate comes amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where a UN inquiry found Israel to be committing genocide, and rising state-backed violence in the occupied West Bank, which has killed at least 235 children.

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