EU Commission to examine initiative seeking Israel pact suspension

​The ‌European Commission said ​on ‌Thursday it would examine a citizen-led ‌initiative calling for the ‌suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement ⁠over ​alleged ⁠human rights violations ⁠by Israel.

The initiative ​gathered more than ⁠1.1 million validated signatures ⁠across ​12 EU member ⁠states, surpassing the ⁠threshold required ⁠for a formal review.