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Britain Announces Ban on Imports from Israeli Settlements

Britain Announces Ban on Imports from Israeli Settlements

The British foreign secretary announces a ban on imports of goods from illegal Israeli settlements, describing the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank as a "stain on the world's conscience."

The British foreign secretary announced that his country will impose a ban on the import of goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements.

The minister said the suffering in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank constitutes a "stain on the world's conscience," amid the continued deterioration of humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian territories.

He added that the decision to ban settlement goods imports comes within the context of his country's position on settlement activities in the Palestinian territories.