<article data-history-node-id="426224" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/eu-members-demand-emergency-meeting-sanction-israel" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/eu-members-demand-emergency-meeting-sanction-israel" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">EU lawmakers demand emergency meeting to sanction Israel </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have written to the EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, demanding an emergency meeting to sanction Israel. In the letter signed by over 60 MEPs, the lawmakers also demanded sanctions against the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and individuals within the organisation.</p> <p>Belgian MEP Marc Botenga shared the letter on X with comments, “No more silence, no more complicity.”&nbsp;</p> <p>“We are writing to you today to demand immediate action is taken given the appalling humanitarian situation in Gaza and the continued Israeli attacks on Palestinians at aid distribution sites which have so far resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 people,” the MEPs wrote.</p> <p>They said the recent EU-Israel aid agreement delivered “no tangible change” in conditions on the ground.</p> <p>The MEPs also demanded that the EU top diplomat lobby member states to implement an arms embargo on Israel.&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">With <a href="https://twitter.com/LNBDublin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LNBDublin</a> and over 60 Members of the European Parliament, we wrote to EU High Representative <a href="https://twitter.com/kajakallas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kajakallas</a> to demand she immediately convene an emergency meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in order to propose action against Israel.<br> <br> No more silence, no more complicity. <a href="https://t.co/3WDmOoTulg">pic.twitter.com/3WDmOoTulg</a></p> — Marc Botenga MEP (@BotengaM) <a href="https://twitter.com/BotengaM/status/1948280627301675514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>