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Israeli Settlements

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 17209, tabled on 5 March 2024

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing sanctions on (a) Itamar Ben Gvir, (b) Bezalel Smotrich and (c) other Israeli officials that support the expansion of settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Answered on

11 March 2024

We urge Israel to halt settlement expansion immediately. We continue to take a strong stance against settler violence and urge Israel to take stronger action to stop settler violence and hold the perpetrators accountable.

We do not speculate on future designations.

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