The US has demanded Britain drops sanctions on Israeli ministers for 'inciting violence' against Palestinians.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the travel ban and asset freeze imposed on Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich would not help to secure a ceasefire.
Amid signs of splits between Western allies over the carnage in Gaza, Mr Rubio urged Keir Starmer 'not to forget who the real enemy is'.
The UK is taking the action alongside Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said yesterday that the ministers had been 'inciting violence against Palestinian people for months and months and months, they have been encouraging egregious abuses of human rights'.
