UK announces sanctions on West Bank settlements prompting furious Israeli response

BBC Politics Tuesday 08 September 2026, 17:09 UTC 1 min read

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The foreign secretary accuses settlers of carrying out the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians, as France and Canada also launch sanctions.

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