Rhino: Britain will keep under review possible new sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank and will take action, if necessary, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said on Sunday, adding that he is concerned about actions that inflame tensions.
Britain announced sanctions against Israeli settlers in February and May this year for what it said were violent acts against Palestinians by extremist settler groups in the occupied West Bank.
Lammy suggested the new government would adopt a similar approach and said further sanctions were possible. Lammy took over as foreign minister in July after Labor’s election victory.
He added that despite Israel’s genuine security concerns in the West Bank, “we are very concerned about escalation behavior, we are very concerned about inflaming tensions.