# What prompted UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank?

https://mins.news/en/video/52241

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-10 01:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VhHBSHBU9M

> The UK’s policy shift toward illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank has opened a rift with Israel. Israel responded by ordering the closure of the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem and imposing travel bans on several British politicians.

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