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UK, France, Canada impose sanctions on Israeli settlement imports

9/10/2026

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The United Kingdom, France and Canada announced sanctions banning imports from Israeli settlements.
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the measures protect the two-state solution.
Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar closed the British consulate in Jerusalem and banned MPs.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog called the trade ban a “miscalculation” that puts Britain on the wrong side.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington will not join the bans.

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The United Kingdom, France and Canada announced sanctions banning imports from Israeli settlements.
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the measures protect the two-state solution.
Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar closed the British consulate in Jerusalem and banned MPs.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog called the trade ban a “miscalculation” that puts Britain on the wrong side.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington will not join the bans.