On September 8, 2026, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced sanctions on Hezbollah's financing arm and a trade ban on goods from Israeli settlements in coordination with France and Canada. On September 9, Israel responded by ordering the closure of the British consulate in Jerusalem, accusing the UK of spreading false claims.
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UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: I say to anyone who questions Israel's right to exist as a homeland to the Jewish people: you are wrong, and we will call you out whenever you engage in this attempt in the erasure of Israel.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: Israel has every right to defend itself.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: I announce that we are sanctioning Lebanese Hezbollah's financing arm.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: We are reimposing major economic sanctions on Iran in line with the EU and the U.S.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: I am proud of my Jewishness and unwavering in my support for the State of Israel. There is absolutely no contradiction between this and my support for the State of Palestine.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: Our argument is not with the people of Israel, with whom the UK has unshakable bonds. Our argument is with the conduct of Israel's government.
BREAKING: UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: We will introduce an import ban on goods from illegal settlements in the occupied territories.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: To those who finance or facilitate illegal settlements, let me say this: you will face the full force of UK sanctions.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: The sanctions regime will target illegal settlements and settlement expansion, not Israel. I oppose the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions, or BDS campaign.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Gaza: Over 70,000 people have been killed in Gaza, at least 20,000 of them children. 20,000 children.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: Today, France and Canada are announcing, alongside Britain, that they will also ban the import of goods from illegal settlements. Joining the Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, Spain and Norway, which have either banned goods or are in the process of doing so, with many other countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Poland, Portugal and Sweden—pledging today they will sup
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband: What the Netanyahu government is doing in Gaza is a stain on the conscience of the world, and there is increasing evidence war crimes appear to have been committed.
Israel has accused the UK government of “outrageous lies” and ordered the closure of the British consulate in Jerusalem after Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband introduced a trade ban on Israeli settlers, saying they were guilty of ethnic cleansing. Ministers are also set to further restrict the sale of arms to Israel as part of what Miliband called a “new approach” to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.