On the 8th, foreign ministers from 12 countries including the UK, France and Canada issued a joint statement proposing restrictions on trade in goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, urged Israel to stop settlement expansion, hold settlers accountable for violence and investigate allegations against the Israeli military. Israel’s Haaretz commented Western allies have moved from verbal criticism to substantive action, calling it the start of a 'sanctions era' that it said would outlast

On the 8th, foreign ministers from 12 countries including the UK, France and Canada issued a joint statement proposing restrictions on trade in goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, urged Israel to stop settlement expansion, hold settlers accountable for violence and investigate allegations against the Israeli military. Israel’s Haaretz commented Western allies have moved from verbal criticism to substantive action, calling it the start of a 'sanctions era' that it said would outlast changes in Israel’s government.