Britain will set out a “comprehensive” package of measures over Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in the coming weeks, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told MPs on Tuesday.
Miliband said Israel’s planned E1 settlement project would cut across land that Palestinians want for a future state and could make a two-state solution unworkable.
“This government will not acquiesce in the destruction of the two-state solution,” Miliband said, adding that the government would announce a “comprehensive” set of measures in the coming weeks.
Britain, along with several other European countries, has criticised Israel’s plans for E1, an area of land east of Jerusalem that Palestinians say is vital to maintaining a geographically connected future state.
According to the United Nations, E1 is an area of the occupied West Bank east of Jerusalem where Israel is advancing plans for thousands of settlement units.
The UN says the development could sever East Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank and disrupt its territorial continuity, making the establishment of a viable Palestinian state more difficult.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said before taking office that his government was considering measures to ban trade in goods from Israeli settlements deemed illegal under international law.
The Times reported on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration was closely monitoring any plans by Britain to introduce such a trade ban.
Israel disputes the view that its settlements are illegal, while most countries regard them as contrary to international law.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have concluded talks in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, as leaders gather for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) have gathered in Bishkek for a summit focused on trade, investment and transport as the group marks 25 years since its creation.
U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, with Tehran responding by launching ballistic missiles at two U.S. bases in Jordan in the first direct U.S.-Iran military escalation in weeks.
Kyrgyzstan is hosting the sixth World Nomad Games, bringing together thousands of athletes from around the world for a celebration of traditional sports, cultural heritage and nomadic traditions.
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Overnight strikes killed at least three people, including one child, in the Ukrainian city of Odesa, Serhiy Lysak, head of the city's military administration said. Residential building and infrastructure were also damaged in the attack, he added.
More than 10 European Union countries are prepared to provide personnel and other resources for a planned EU mission to support Lebanon’s armed forces, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday.
The UN nuclear watchdog has resolved outstanding questions over suspected secret nuclear activities in Syria under the Assad family’s rule, but has made no progress in verifying Iran’s nuclear material, according to confidential reports seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
From mounting concerns over record global debt levels to growing tensions over China's trade surplus and Russia's return to the negotiating table, this year's G20 finance meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, highlighted the challenges confronting the global economy.
The United States has launched strikes on Iran late Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz with Iranian state media reporting explosions in several areas including Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island.
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