EU announces sanctions against violent Israeli settlers

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said violence and extremism ‘carry consequences’. Photograph: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images

The EU has agreed sanctions on violent Israeli settlers, ending a years-long deadlock over the issue but still taking only a “baby step” according to one MEP.

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said on Monday: “Violence and extremism carry consequences.”