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UK government will ban goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank in a toughening of its stance

LONDON, September 8, 2026 (AP) Britain is set to ban goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in response to an expansion program that is imperiling efforts to establish a Palestinian state, the U.K. government said Tuesday. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is due to give details in the House of Commons later, after saying last week that he would reset U.K. relations with Israel. Its a significant toughening of Britains stance towards Israel, whose conduct towards the Palestinians under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has increasingly been criticized by the U.K. and other Israeli allies. Under Netanyahus ultranationalist