EU foreign ministers reject proposal to suspend association agreement with Israel

Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, outside the European Council building in Luxembourg before Tuesday’s meeting. Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP

The EU remains split on imposing sanctions on Israel, despite some member states criticising the country over the plight of Gaza and violence against Palestinians by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, said proposals for a part suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement remained on the table but required states to shift their positions to come into force.