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UK government to announce restrictions on trade with West Bank settlements

Last week, the British foreign secretary, Miliband said he would unveil a "comprehensive reset" of the British government's policy on Israel.

The British government is to set out new restrictions on buying goods made in Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The measures -- expected to be outlined by the foreign secretary later -- could include restrictions on trade in agricultural products.

We'll hear from the US ambassador to Israel.

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(Photo: Palestinians inspect the damage after militant Israeli settlers set fire to stone quarry machinery, according to residents, near Hebron, in Israeli-occupied West Bank August 21, 2026; Credit: Mussa Qawasma/Reuters)

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