U.K. to bar import of goods from West Bank settlements in growing rift with Israel

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The expected move marks the starkest break yet from the U.K.’s traditional role as a staunch supporter of Israel and comes in response to Israeli actions in the West Bank and Gaza.

September 8, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. EDT3 minutes ago

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband arrives at a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on Tuesday. (Isabel Infantes/Reuters)

LONDON — Britain will ban the import of goods made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to a person familiar with the policy deliberations, and possibly impose sanctions on companies involved in an accelerating building boom in the communities, which are considered illegal by much of the international community.