European Investment Bank faces assessment in Israeli war crimes complicity case
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) says its complaint accusing the European Investment Bank (EIB) of complicity in Israeli war crimes has advanced to a formal assessment phase within the bank’s complaints mechanism.
“This development is not merely procedural. It is a political and legal milestone,” HRF said, calling it a “turning point” as a European institution is “forced to reckon with its complicity in grave breaches of international law”.
The complaint, filed on June 20, urges the EIB to suspend and investigate more than $1.1bn in investments linked to Israeli companies blacklisted by the UN for involvement in illegal settlements, including Bank Leumi and Electra.
HRF said the case “breaks new ground” by challenging an EU institution’s “financial complicity” in alleged war crimes, and called on the EIB to suspend ties with blacklisted firms. It also urged EU states and civil society to ensure public funds do not sustain settlement expansion or apartheid.
MBS reiterates Saudi support for Palestinians in letter to PA president
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has received a letter from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman declaring Saudi Arabia’s solidarity with the Palestinian people.
MBS said his nation remained committed to the Palestinians’ pursuit of an independent state, Wafa news agency reported.
He added that Saudi Arabia would work with international partners to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches Gaza and that Palestinian tax revenues withheld by Israel are released.
