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  "id": 6292750,
  "title": "UK's Miliband announces sanctions on goods from West Bank over 'ethnic cleansing' by Israeli settlers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/uks-miliband-announces-sanctions-on-goods-from-west-bank-over-ethnic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T15:00:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2028386/uks-miliband-announces-sanctions-on-goods-from-west-bank-over-ethnic-cleansing-by-israeli-settlers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband denounced Israeli government complicity in alleged \"ethnic cleansing\" by West Bank settlers in a video address. He called the situation a \"moral emergency\" and warned of war crimes in Gaza. Miliband stated that illegal settlement activities are displacing Palestinians and called for stronger action. The UK, along with 11 other countries, announced sanctions on goods from illegal West Bank settlements, targeting companies and individuals involved in settlement expansion. The sanctions aim to be implemented within six to nine months. Miliband stressed that the UK remains committed to the two-state solution, and reiterated that while he supports Israel, he opposes settlement activities.",
  "summary": "British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Tuesday accused the Israeli government of turning a “blind eye” to what he called “ethnic cleansing” by settlers in the West Bank. In a video statement, he called the situation in Palestine a “moral emergency” and said that there is increasing evidence of war crimes in Gaza. “We are witnessing unprecedented settler terrorism in the West Bank,” he said.…",
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        "title": "Canada, U.K., France to ban trade of goods from Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank",
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "UK, France, Canada to ban imports from Israeli settlements",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
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        "published": "2026-09-08T21:33:32.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "UK, France, Canada to ban imports from Israeli settlements",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/uk-france-canada-to-ban-imports-from-israeli-settlements-6340940",
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