{
  "id": 19333300,
  "title": "UK awards deals worth millions to firms linked to illegal Israeli settlements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/uk-awards-deals-worth-millions-to-firms-linked-to-illegal-israeli",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T12:47:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-awards-deals-worth-millions-firms-linked-illegal-israeli-settlements"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British authorities have signed contracts totaling £10.7 million ($14.4 million) with firms connected to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, according to an Al Jazeera investigation. The contracts were revealed following Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's announcement of stringent sanctions on the settlements on September 8 in parliament. Miliband warned, \"To those who finance or facilitate illegal settlements, let me say this: you will face the full force of UK sanctions.\" However, the sanctions have not yet entered into effect and will likely take up to nine months to implement, as per government sources. Meanwhile, the government has awarded two contracts valued at approximately £87,900 ($118,000) to Motorola Solutions and its subsidiaries for police communications, according to Al Jazeera.",
  "summary": "UK awards deals worth millions to firms linked to illegal Israeli settlements The British government has awarded £10.7m ($14.4m) in public contracts to firms linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, it has emerged. The contracts were published after Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced comprehensive sanctions on the settlements on 8 September in parliament, according to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}