European Union foreign ministers on Monday rebuffed a proposal to suspend political dialogue with Israel put forward by the bloc's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, who cited concerns about possible human rights violations in the war in Gaza.

That's why we have to put pressure on the Israeli government, and also, obviously on the Hamas side," Josep Borrell told journalists ahead of an EU meeting. The European Union's foreign policy chief last week proposed that the bloc suspend its political dialogue with Israel,

Several EU countries on Monday blocked a proposal from top European Union diplomat Josep Borrell to "put pressure on the Israeli government" over Israel's conduct during the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.