Oxfam has welcomed the UK's announced ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, but has called on the government to go further.

The UK government plans to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, covering imports, exports, financing, and advertising

The minister, however, stressed that the measure was not intended to amount to a boycott of all Israeli goods because Israel remains an important trading partner for the UK.

Britain’s trade ban is expected to have little impact on £6bn bilateral trade

UK bans trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank. US recognition of Palestine before 2027 at 3.8% YES.

The U.K. is one of a dozen Western nations to announce trade restrictions Tuesday on goods made in Israel's West Bank settlements.