A political agreement on the move emerged among the bloc’s 27 member countries last month, but technical work has delayed its implementation, prompting many countries – such as France and Belgium – to unilaterally impose national sanctions. Some 490,000 Israelis live in settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which are considered a breach of international law. Attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territory have surged since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas last October, causing around 460 deaths, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Four individuals and two e…