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Uniunea Europeana

BRUSSELS  The EU’s top diplomat unveiled plans Wednesday to downgrade trade ties with Israel and sanction top officials over findings of human rights abuses in Gaza, marking a major shift in the bloc’s approach to Tel Aviv. Kaja Kallas said that all member states agree that the situation in Gaza is "untenable," while also cautioning that "dangerous developments" in the West Bank threaten the viability of a two-state solution. "I want to be very clear, the aim (of the new measures) is not to