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UK imposes sanctions on four Israelis over ‘human rights abuses’ towards Palestinians

2024-02-13 00:00:00.0 独立报-英国新闻原网页

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Britain has imposed sanctions on four Israeli individuals, saying they “threatened and perpetrated acts of aggression and violence” against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

It follows a similar move by the US, which recently imposed sanctions on several Israeli settlers accused of violence against Palestinians.

The news comes as the foreign secretary and prime minister called on Israel to “stop and think seriously” before taking further action in Rafah in the south of Gaza.

Speaking to reporters in East Kilbride, Scotland, David Cameron said that the government is “very concerned” about the situation in Rafah and wants “Israel to stop and think seriously before it takes any further action”.

The government notice said that the most recent sanctions will target extremist Israeli settlers who have “violently attacked Palestinians” in the occupied West Bank.

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The sanctions will impose financial and travel restrictions in a bid to tackle continued settler violence which threatens West Bank stability. The government notice said those sanctioned have used “physical aggression, threatened families at gunpoint, and destroyed property as part of a targeted and calculated effort to displace Palestinian communities”.

The foreign secretary has called for Israel to stop and think before it takes further military action

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The foreign secretary has called for Israel to stop and think before it takes further military action

(PA Wire)

Foreign secretary Lord Cameron said: “Today’s sanctions place restrictions on those involved in some of the most egregious abuses of human rights. We should be clear about what is happening here. Extremist Israeli settlers are threatening Palestinians, often at gunpoint, and forcing them off land that is rightfully theirs.

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