Yvette Cooper mounts fresh defence of UK ban on Palestine Action
Home secretary said group carried out ‘escalating campaign’ of criminal damage before it was proscribed
Home secretary said group carried out ‘escalating campaign’ of criminal damage before it was proscribed

Protesters defy government ban and rally in London’s Parliament Square

Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Keir Starmer of rewarding Hamas

Move would mark first western sanctions against government ministers from the country

Finance chief Bezalel Smotrich imposes banking penalties on Palestinians and warns five western states over restrictions

Ursula von der Leyen also backs sanctions on violent settlers and extremist ministers despite probable opposition

Move comes as Israel intensifies military action in Gaza and expansion of settlements in the West Bank