EU halts payments to Israel, moves toward sanctions over Gaza genocide – Middle East Monitor

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Wednesday that the European Union has suspended all payments to Israel in response to its ongoing war on Gaza and the grave violations committed against Palestinians.

Addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg, von der Leyen said: “We will suspend our bilateral support to Israel. We will stop all payments in these areas without affecting our work with civil society or with Yad Vashem.”

She…