Israel could be hit with new tariffs and sanctions after the European Union’s governing body proposed the measures on Wednesday as a means to force the Jewish state to end its war with Hamas in Gaza.

The European Commission’s plan involves increased tariffs on roughly 37% of Israeli goods and hefty sanctions on two Israeli ministers, 10 Hamas leaders, and Israeli citizens. An EU official urged the bloc’s 27 member states to back the proposal.

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“We are proposing these measures not to punish Israel or Israel’s people, but to really try to pr

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