- Foreign secretary Ed Miliband has condemned Israel's plans to build 1,200 homes in the West Bank as an unacceptable act that threatens the two-state solution.
- The Foreign Office summoned Israel's most senior diplomat to express opposition to the E1 settlement project, describing it as a flagrant breach of international law.
- The UK government announced it will introduce measures in the coming weeks, including targeted sanctions against individuals participating in illegal settlement expansion.
- Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar rejected the UK's statements, accusing Ed Miliband of adopting an absurd and patronising tone.
- Sa'ar claimed that the UK's policy of blaming Israel contributes to antisemitic hatred and insisted that Israel will defend its rights and interests.
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