The UK has announced an additional £5 million for UNICEF’s winter response in Gaza and warned that expanded sanctions powers could be used against those obstructing humanitarian aid. No new sanctions were announced.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readLabour MP Tahir Ali has apologised after asking in Parliament whether military action should be taken against Israel, saying his words gave the wrong impression.
Charlotte Mercer · 5 min readAndy Burnham has confirmed that the UK will introduce comprehensive measures in response to Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank, with targeted sanctions already identified as part of the planned package.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readForeign Secretary Ed Miliband is facing a diplomatic and political backlash after saying he had heard accounts of medicines being blocked in Gaza and children dying while awaiting treatment, prompting a sharp public rebuke from Israel's Foreign Ministry.
Charlotte Mercer · 5 min read