UK pledges tougher stance on Israeli actions in Gaza, West Bank

British foreign minister vows to ‘match words with action’ when it comes to defending Palestinian rights.Published On 28 Sep 202628 Sep 2026The United Kingdom’s government is set to take a tougher stance on Israel’s actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, the foreign minister has stated.Addressing the Labour Party conference, Foreign Minister Ed Miliband called the Israeli government’s actions in the Palestinian territories “a stain on the conscience of the world”, and pledged new sanctions.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel revokes Dutch diplomats’ status over sanctions on settlementslist 2 of 3Ben-Gvir releases video threatening to kill senior Hamas figure in jaillist 3 of 3UK Foreign Secretary confronted by activists over Palestine Action banend of list“I want to say to the millions of people in this country, and indeed elsewhere, who have been moved and outraged by the plight of the Palestinian people, ‘We hear you. You were right.'” Miliband said.“We call out ethnic cleansing by the settler terrorists in the West Bank. We call out the evidence of war crimes in Gaza. We call out Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine, and we match word with action,” he a...