Calls Grow for Israel Sanctions After Gaza Killings of 20, Including Journalists

2 articles · Updated · The Independent · Aug 25

A new call for sanctions argues Israel should face immediate state-level economic penalties, an arms embargo and halted trade talks over Gaza killings, including the Nasser hospital strike that killed journalist Mariam Abu Dagga and at least 19 others.
The case rests on what the report describes as systematic mass civilian deaths in Gaza, repeated targeting of medical staff and journalists, and wider abuses in the West Bank that it says go beyond punishing only settlements.
The report cites existing pressure as insufficient: 102 former French and British ambassadors backed sanctions on settlements, while Britain has threatened measures if Israel advances the E1 project east of Jerusalem.
It frames broader sanctions as the only way to impose real costs on Israel while still insisting any future peace process must include guarantees that Israel's population would be protected rather than threatened by its neighbors.