# UK Sanctions West Bank Settlements as Ties with Israel Sink to Decades-Low

https://mins.news/en/item/50917

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-09 07:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c804dd0de8no/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The UK has banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and restricted services and weapons that materially support them. Israel responded by closing the British consulate in East Jerusalem and removing British representatives from the International Gaza Support Centre, pushing relations to their lowest point in decades.

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