Netherlands, Sweden Push for Sanctions Against Israeli Ministers
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Sweden and the Netherlands are pressing the European Union to sanction members of the Israeli cabinet over the war in Gaza, joining several other nations in the region whose stance on Israel has hardened in recent weeks.
Swedish and Dutch officials invoked measures against hard-line figures in the Israeli government at a recent meeting of top European diplomats, according to people familiar with the matter who were granted anonymity to discuss sensitive information.
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