LONDON: The foreign minister of the Netherlands has said his country is working to ban goods from illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine. David van Weel made the comments during a visit to the West Bank, where he visited an area previously attacked by Israeli settlers. The Netherlands paused efforts to enact broader sanctions against Israel following the ceasefire with Hamas last month. However, violence by settlers in the West Bank has prompted international condemnation.

Move follows rising Israeli violence against Palestinians and freeze on broader sanctions last month

LONDON: The foreign minister of the Netherlands has said his country is working to ban goods from illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine. David van Weel made the…