File Photo: High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks to the media ahead of a Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels. AFP
The asset freezes and visa bans are the second round of sanctions from the 27-nation bloc targeting violent Israeli settlers, taking the total number of listings to 14.
Prominent settlers blacklisted by the European Union included Moshe Sharvit, Zvi Bar Yosef, Baruch Marzel, and Isaschar Manne.
"The listed individuals and entities are responsible for serious and systematic human rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank," the EU said in a statement.
Israeli organization Tsav 9 was also sanctioned for "regularly blocking humanitarian aid trucks delivering food, water and fuel to Gaza" through violent protests.
The West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, has seen a surge in violence in the past year, particularly since the Israeli war erupted in Gaza.
According to Palestinian figures, at least 565 Palestinians have died in the West Bank in military raids and violence with Israeli settlers since October 7.
The United States, Britain, and Canada have also blacklisted Israeli settlers.
The latest EU moves against Israeli settlers follow measures targeting funders of the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
The bloc, which has struggled to settle on a unified position on the war in Gaza, has agreed to sequence sanctions against Hamas with those targeting settlers.
* This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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