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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU accused of dragging its feet over ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements

Construction work in the foreground, with rows of pre-fabricated structures in the background
An Israeli settlement near the Palestinian village of Al-Samu. Photograph: Martin Grimes/Getty Images

The EU has been accused of dragging its feet over upholding international law, on the eve of a long-awaited debate about banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements.

EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday will discuss a possible ban on imports from the settlements, against an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where a UN inquiry found Israel to be committing a genocide, and surging state-backed violence in the occupied West Bank, which has killed at least 235 children.

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