Source: European Parliament
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On the issue of demolitions, the EU’s position for the EU-Israel Association Council’s 13th meeting that took place in Brussels on 24 February 2025 stated that [1]‘The EU calls on Israel to halt continued settlement expansion and related activities, including state land declarations as well as evictions, demolitions, confiscation and forced transfers of Palestinians, which have reached record levels in the past year.
Furthermore, the EU strongly condemns the demolitions of the structures funded by the EU or its Member States and expects that Israel make good the damage in accordance with international law.
Since 7 October 2023, increased access restrictions by Israel in the West Bank have gravely impacted socioeconomic conditions for Palestinians.
The EU calls on Israel to allow for a tangible improvement of freedom of movement and access for the Palestinians, to enable accelerated Palestinian construction, as well as social and economic development in Area C, and reverse the worsening of living conditions for Palestinians in Area C’.
- [1] https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-6511-2025-INIT/en/pdf.