- Foreign secretary Ed Miliband has accused Israel of “turning a blind eye” to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the West Bank by “settler terrorists”.
- The UK government has announced an import ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements, officially declaring the occupation illegal.
- Miliband stated that it is for the courts to decide whether genocide has been committed in Gaza, while affirming the UK's unshakeable bonds with Israel.
- Israeli president Isaac Herzog condemned the trade ban as a grave miscalculation, with the US ambassador to Israel also criticising the sanctions.
- Shadow foreign minister Tom Tugendhat backed the government's condemnation of illegal settlements and violent abuses committed against Palestinians.
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