UK plans targeted sanctions on Israeli settlement expansion

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced on August 20, 2026, that the government would prepare targeted sanctions against Israelis participating in "illegal settlement expansion" in Gaza and the West Bank. The move reflects Labour's hardening stance toward Israeli policy.

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UK’s Miliband Plans Sanctions Over Israeli Settlement Expansion

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UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the government would prepare new targeted sanctions against Israelis participating in “illegal settlement expansion” in Gaza and the West Bank, in the latest sign of Labour’s hardening stance toward the Middle East nation.