# Ireland pushes EU to ban Israeli settlement goods as West Bank attacks rise

https://mins.news/en/video/39022

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-31 16:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2NiJ2j3Kps

> With attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank at a record high, Ireland says it will use its presidency of the European Council to press for an EU-wide ban on all goods made in illegal settlements. Sanctions against settlers are expected to feature prominently at a meeting of European ministers in Ireland this week.

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