Labour backbenchers disappointed as new trade guidance over illegal settlements stops short of outright ban

France is working with several countries on coordinated sanctions targeting people linked to violence in the occupied West Bank, three European diplomats said.

Move comes as 137 Labour MPs sign letter demanding ‘urgent, concrete action’ to stop settler violence

One hundred and forty backbenchers have signed a letter to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper after attacks and theft of land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

More than 140 MPs, including Wes Streeting, have urged the government to end 'trade with illegal Israeli settlements'

Around 140 Labour MPs have written to the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, calling on the UK government to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank…

British government accused of inaction French foreign minister warns of action on West Bank threats

The letter noted that countries such as Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Belgium have either already implemented bans or are in the process of doing so.

The UK designated seven entities and individuals tied to West Bank settlers.

LONDON: Britain on Tuesday announced a package of sanctions targeting what the government said were networks involved in financing, enabling and carrying out settler violence in…

Britain added seven new designations under its global human rights sanctions regime, targeting individuals and entities involved with Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, a…

Britain will 'explicitly advise businesses against economic and financial activity' in illegal Israeli settlements

Measures aim to support viability of two-state solution

Paris says it has barred Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, settler leaders and violent settlers, while London targets networks it says finance and enable attacks on Palestinians

Six countries, including the UK and Canada, imposed joint sanctions on West Bank settlers and entities over violence, calling the actions a threat to a two-state solution.

Alongside France, Canada, Australia and Norway, the U.K. Is Sanctioning Groups Linked to Violent Outposts and the Forcible Displacement of Palestinians The U.K. Advised Businesses…

The Western nations also say they will take further measures if Israel fails to address the situation on the ground.

The rebuke came after several governments announced sanctions on individuals and organizations linked to settler violence in the West Bank.

The UK, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, and Norway on Tuesday announced sanctions targeting networks “financing and enabling settler attacks” against Palestinians in the…

The United Kingdom has ''strongly advised British businesses against conducting economic activities in illegal settlements in the West Bank''. This was stated by the British…

A coalition of six countries has issued new joint sanctions on Israeli settlers and settlements in the West Bank