{"id":17686,"date":"2025-05-20T16:56:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17686"},"modified":"2025-05-20T16:56:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:56:49","slug":"sweden-pushes-eu-to-sanction-israeli-ministers-over-gaza-civilian-casualties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/20\/sweden-pushes-eu-to-sanction-israeli-ministers-over-gaza-civilian-casualties\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden Pushes EU to Sanction Israeli Ministers Over Gaza Civilian Casualties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said Tuesday that Sweden will act within the European Union to push for sanctions on specific Israeli ministers due to Israel\u2019s treatment of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"784\">In a statement, she said:\u201cAs long as we do not see a clear improvement in the situation of civilians in Gaza, we need to toughen our tone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"915\">She added:\u201cTherefore, we will now push for the EU to impose sanctions on specific Israeli ministers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1059\">She clarified that the sanctions would target:\u201cMinisters who promote illegal settlement policies and actively oppose a future two-state solution,\u201d noting that these individuals will be discussed within the EU.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12682\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12682 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kol-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli forces and settlers continue violent raids across the West Bank\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kol-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kol-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kol-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kol.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">West Bank security<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-10\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e172a702-cc54-40e0-a735-84eae70d73f7\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"90\"><strong data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"90\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Sweden Urges EU Sanctions on Israeli Ministers Over Gaza Crisis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1292\">However, she emphasized that Sweden remains \u201ca friend of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1378\">Her comments came during a meeting with EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1576\">On Monday, humanitarian aid entered Gaza for the first time in over two months following widespread condemnation of Israel\u2019s total blockade, which has caused severe shortages of food and medicine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1741\">On Tuesday, a UN spokesperson announced that the organization had received permission from Israel to bring in \u201caround 100 aid trucks\u201d into the besieged Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1761\">Stenergard said:\u201cIn all our communications with the Israeli government, we have consistently demanded increased access for humanitarian aid and strongly criticized the failure to provide it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1941\" data-end=\"1984\">She added that Sweden is concerned about:\u201cHow the Israeli government continues to escalate the situation, both in words and in actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17620\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17620 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8888.jpg\" alt=\"With resistance, diplomacy, and negotiations all exhausted, Palestinians are left in a state of enduring helplessness as Israel advances unchallenged.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8888.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8888-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8888-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli war crimes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-12\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"47aa14fb-ccce-4f15-8dee-77e70eee5e8d\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"90\"><strong data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"90\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Israel Vows Full Control of Gaza as Death Toll Surpasses 53,000<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Earlier this month, Israel\u2019s Security Cabinet approved a plan to expand the military offensive, which one official said would 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