The United Kingdom has suspended its free trade negotiations with Israel and imposed new sanctions targeting West Bank settlers as it continues to denounce Israelâs actions in Gaza.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the move on Tuesday, saying the UK could no longer continue discussions with a government pursuing âegregious policiesâ in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. He described Israelâs failure to stop settler violence as putting both Palestinian communities and the two-state solution in danger.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer echoed Lammyâs concerns, calling the suffering of children in Gaza âutterly intolerableâ and renewing his call for an immediate ceasefire