Event Brief
UK foreign minister to prepare targeted sanctions over E1
By The BriefBrief · Sources (5)
Filed: Aug 20, 2026 at 2:12 AM ET
Summary: British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the UK will prepare new targeted sanctions against Israelis involved in “illegal settlement expansion” in Gaza and the West Bank. He cited Israel’s tender for 1,200 settlement homes in the E1 area of the West Bank and urged Gideon Sa’ar to halt the plans and retract the tender.
WHO: Ed Miliband
WHAT: Said Britain will prepare targeted sanctions over Israelis’ participation in illegal settlement expansion tied to the E1 settlement tender
WHEN: Aug 20, 2026 at 12:44 AM ET
WHERE: United Kingdom
WHY: The statement was triggered by Israel opening the tender for 1,200 settlement homes in the E1 area of the West Bank, which Miliband said would endanger the two-state solution.
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