European Union foreign ministers did not agree on Monday to suspend political dialogue with Israel, Poland said, following a proposal to do so from the bloc's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell. Borrell had written to EU foreign ministers ahead of Monday's meeting in Brussels,

That's why we have to put pressure on the Israeli government, and also, obviously on the Hamas side," Josep Borrell told journalists ahead of an EU meeting. The European Union's foreign policy chief last week proposed that the bloc suspend its political dialogue with Israel,

Several EU countries on Monday blocked a proposal from top European Union diplomat Josep Borrell to "put pressure on the Israeli government" over Israel's conduct during the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

European Union foreign ministers on Monday rebuffed a proposal to suspend political dialogue with Israel put forward by the bloc's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, who cited concerns about possible human rights violations in the war in Gaza.

He has proposed to the EU foreign ministers the end of political dialogue with the Israeli state, a measure that has been rejected by a large majority. "They consider it much better to continue having diplomatic relations,

The European Union is not suspending its regular political dialogue with Israel for the time being, despite serious allegations regarding Israel's conduct during the war in the Gaza Strip. At a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels,