UK readies sanctions against Israel to deter proposed illegal West Bank settlement

By: Patrick Wintour · Alexandra Topping and Jessica Elgot

7 June 2026 at 17:43

Move comes as 137 Labour MPs sign letter demanding ‘urgent, concrete action’ to stop settler violence

The UK Foreign Office and a group of western countries are due to announce a package of sanctions against Israel this week designed to deter companies from becoming involved in a proposed West Bank settlement that would split the territory in two and render the concept of a two-state solution near impossible.

Nine countries including France, the UK and Australia have warned that settlement violence must stop and no company should be involved in what is known as the E1 development.

7-month-old baby killed after Israeli troops open fire on a car, Palestinian health officials say

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By: Mahmoud Illean, Associated Press · Samy Magdy, Associated Press · Sam Mednick, Associated Press

6 June 2026 at 17:16

Israeli troops shot at a car in the occupied West Bank, killing a 7-month-old Palestinian baby and wounding his parents, the Palestinian health ministry said, with the bullet striking the boy in the face.

Palestinian baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank

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By: Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem

6 June 2026 at 21:15

The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was in his mother’s arms when soldiers fired on family in Hebron

Israeli troops killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby in the occupied West Bank and injured his parents after opening fire on the family’s car, despite it having complied with an order to stop.

Soldiers opened fire on Friday on a car carrying the infant and his parents in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron. The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was critically injured, evacuated in critical condition to a hospital, where he later died.

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