Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, center left, shakes hands with Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, right, during the EU-Israel Association Council at the European Council building in Brussels,

During a meeting with European Union ambassadors in Israel on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar warned that Jerusalem would resume military actions in Gaza if Hamas does not release the hostages.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and the Foreign Ministry conducted an intensive diplomatic campaign in recent days and succeeded in preventing an anti-Israel conference by countries that are signatory to the Geneva Convention,

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We look at their deeds on the ground today. Do they denounce or ban party members with anti-Semitic statements?’

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Israel has denied entry to two European Union lawmakers. It accuses one of them, Rima Hassan, of promoting boycotts of Israel.

Israel ’s relationship with the European Union should not be “held hostage” by its conflict with Palestinians, the Israeli foreign minister has said. Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar told a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels that Israel was a “great trade partner” for Europe.

An Israeli attack on Iran remains a possibility even though Trump has said he prefers diplomacy. Iranian forces are on a high level of alert after previous Israeli strikes damaged their air defenses. Any attack on Iran's heavily concealed nuclear program would be far from guaranteed of success.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Monday emphasised that the government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is willing to extend the ceasefire agreement with Hamas in exchange for more freed hostages.

The latest warning comes from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who have vowed further strikes against Israel.