The European Commission stated that it will review a citizens' initiative calling for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement due to the situations in Gaza, the West Bank, and southern Lebanon. The agreement, which entered into force in 2000, regulates political and economic relations as well as trade arrangements between the European Union and Israel. Reports indicate that the initiative has gathered over 1.1 million verified signatures across 12 EU member states, surpassing the threshold required for a formal review.