France, May 12 -- "It was high time we move from deadlock to delivery," Kallas said on X after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. "Extremisms and violence carry consequences."

The sanctions target three individual settlers and four settler organisations, who have not yet been identified.

West Bank settlements prompt call for sanctions from European political figures

The sanctions, which include asset freezes and travel bans, will also target members the Palestinian militant group Hamas - a condition required by some countries in order to support the sanctions.

The occupied West Bank has been gripped by almost daily violence involving Israeli troops and settlers since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023. Hungary shift...