Pressure on the European Union to suspend tariff-free trade with Israel has eased following fears such a move might jeopardise the tentative ceasefire in Gaza, diplomatic sources have said.
Foreign ministers from the bloc’s 27 states are to meet on Monday when there are expected to be calls to pause efforts to sanction Israel for its military campaign in Gaza.
Pressure had been building on Italy and Germany to lift their opposition to suspending an EU-Israel free-trade deal before the US brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.
The EU was sho
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