On Monday 11 December, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, announced that he would be making proposals to the Member States on a sanctions regime against Hamas and to punish violent settlers in the West Bank.
At the end of the Foreign Affairs Council, Mr Borrell explained that there was a strong majority of Member States in favour of action against Hamas, “including sanctions”.
“We are alarmed by the violence in the West Bank...