EU foreign ministers on Tuesday will discuss a raft of options for action against Israel over the war in Gaza — but likely will not agree on any.

The diplomats — including Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and his Syrian counterpart, Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani — have assembled in Brussels for the EU–Southern Neighborhood Ministerial Meeting, aimed at strengthening cooperation between the EU and partners in the Mideast and North Africa.

The bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has put forward 10 potential steps after Israel was found to have breached a cooperation deal between the two sides on human rights grounds.

An EU report last month addressed Israel’s restrictions on humanitarian aid to Gaza, amid the war against the Hamas terror group there, and the rise in unpunished settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank since the war broke out on October 7, 2023.

Proposed sanctions range from suspending the entire cooperation deal or curbing trade ties, to sanctioning Israeli ministers, imposing an arms embargo and halting visa-free travel.

But despite growing anger over the devastation in Gaza, EU states remain divided over how to tackle Israel and diplomats say there appears to be no critical mass for any move.

“I was asked to give the inventory of the options that........

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