EU mulls diplomatic action against Israel over human rights: Report
The European Union’s foreign policy arm has presented 10 options for diplomatic action against Israel after it found “indications” last month that Israel breached human rights obligations in a pact governing its ties with the bloc.
In a document prepared for EU member countries and seen by the Reuters news agency, the options shared on Thursday included major steps such as suspending the EU-Israel Association Agreement and more minor actions such as suspending EU-Israel technical projects.
Most of the measures would require the approval of all or most EU member countries. Diplomats say it is not clear whether there is a willingness among a sufficient number of member states to pursue any of them.
In a separate public statement issued on Thursday, the EU announced Israel had agreed to take “significant steps” to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
They include an increase in daily deliveries, reopening of closed aid routes, distribution of food via facilities throughout the Gaza Strip, resumption of fuel delivery, protection of aid workers, and “vital infrastructure” repair.
Advocates urge Canada to denounce Israel’s ‘concentration camps’ push
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) has urged Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to denounce Israel’s plan to push Palestinians into what observers say would be “concentration camps” in southern Gaza.
“The world is watching a plan unfold before our eyes that could be one of the darkest chapters of the twenty-first century,” Michael Bueckert, CJPME’s acting president, said in a statement.
“The time to act is now, before these concentration camps are built, before another generation of Palestinians is driven from their land, before the crime becomes irreversible.”
Carney has spoken out against Israel’s blockade on Gaza, warning alongside the UK and France in May that it would impose sanctions if aid is not allowed into the territory.
But rights advocates have urged the Canadian prime minister to take concrete action, including imposing a two-way arms embargo against Israel, to hold the Israeli government accountable for abuses against Palestinians.
History will not forget this moment. The world is watching a plan unfold before our eyes that could be one of the darkest chapters of the twenty-first century.
The time to act is now, before these concentration camps are built, before another generation of Palestinians is driven… pic.twitter.com/4k6O0zD8lO
— Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (@CJPME) July 10, 2025
