EU proposes measures against Israel trade, ministers over Gaza war but backing uncertain | | AW

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The European Union is Israel's biggest trading partner, with trade in goods between the two amounting to 42.6 billion euros last year, according to the EU.
55% : Officials said the measure would hit more than a third of Israel's exports to the EU, worth around six billion euros, including agricultural produce such as dates and nuts.
53% : If the free-trade arrangement is suspended, Israel would face duties at the same level as other countries without a trade accord with the bloc.
51% : But opposition from Germany and Italy means the bloc will struggle to get the backing of enough EU countries to go through.
51% : The push for action within the EU comes as Israel has drawn fresh international condemnation by launching a major ground assault on Gaza City.
48% : A German government spokesman said on Wednesday it has not yet formed a final view on the EU proposals and Germany wants to keep the channels of communication with Israel open.
43% : The European Commission on Wednesday proposed suspending a trade arrangement affecting about 5.8 billion euros ($6.87 billion) of Israeli exports because of the Gaza war, although the measure does not currently have enough support among EU nations to pass.
39% : Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Wednesday warned the EU against taking action against Israel, after the bloc's executive proposed curbing trade ties and sanctioning ministers over the Gaza war.

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