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French Unifil soldier in southern Lebanon on 10 July, before Israel invaded on 1 October (Photo: unifil.org)

Israeli attack on Unifil sees 'new dynamic' for EU sanctions

EU states have held high-level talks on blacklisting two extremist Israeli ministers, but mini-sanctions are seen as a more likely outcome. 

Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich should be under an EU visa-ban and asset-freeze, EU foreign relations chief Josep Borrell told European foreign affairs minist...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

French Unifil soldier in southern Lebanon on 10 July, before Israel invaded on 1 October (Photo: unifil.org)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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